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Re: Auctioning of the Poor -- Legal term
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Sallie Sypher <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 19 Aug 2001 14:03:32 -0400
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I think you are looking at "Articles of Vendue".  According to the Shorter
OED, vendue is used in the US & West Indies after 1686 and means a public
sale or auction.  It fits the phonetic spelling and the handwriting and the
meaning.

Sallie Sypher

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