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    "label": "Deed of property in Brewster sold to Daniel Comings of Orleans by Josiah Sparrow of Orleans",
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    "title": "Deed of property in Brewster sold to Daniel Comings of Orleans by Josiah Sparrow of Orleans",
    "description": "Seller(s) Name: Sparrow, Josiah. Buyer(s) Name: Comings, Daniel. Witness(es) Name (other than Justice of the Peace): Bascom, Nabby. Justice of the Peace: Bascom, Timothy. Other Names Mentioned: Rogers, Thomas; Taylor, Dorcas, Widow; Freeman, Edmond; Snow, Edmond; Twining, Sarah, Widow.",
    "date": "[\"January 16, 1817\"]",
    "year": 1817,
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    "language": "English",
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    "notes": [
        "Title supplied by cataloger.",
        "Josiah Sparrow described as \"Execturo on the last will and testament of Thomas Rogers late of Orleans Deceased\"; Daniel Comings described as \"mariner\"; Thomas Rogers came into ownership of land through \"heirship\" from Widow Dorcas Taylor; western boundary is 14 poles, northern boundary is 12.5 poles; it appears that half the property is to be for Daniel Comings (\"that is to say one half of the said land included for quantity and quality\") and the other half belongs to the Widow Sarah Twining; no registrar or recording details given.",
        "Acreage: 1",
        "Price: $4",
        "Finding aid available at: http://www.sturgislibrary.org/pdf/stanley_smith_deed_collection.pdf",
        "Transaction keyword(s): piece of wood land, Silaser (Silas?) road, stone"
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