George Cleeve petition, undated.

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George Cleeve petition, undated.

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Typescript of a petition by George Cleeve and others to Parliament (of England and Wales) charging Sir Ferdinando Gorges with violation of a patent of land (likely in New England) issued by the late King James I of England, ca. 1620.

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Maine Historical Society Library

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