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2 stories matching william

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:williamson, willi, williard, willsiam, williamston, mcwilliam

  1. The Price of a Puyallup Valley Land War

    A long-standing dispute over a donation land claim ends in a deadly shooting on a farm near Sumner.

    Jul 21, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSumner, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

  2. The Donation Claim That Ended in Murder—and Took Decades to Settle

    A federal land ruling near Sumner untangles decades of inheritance, foreclosure, and a killing tied to a donation claim first filed in 1853.

    Jan 12, 1892The Olympia TribuneSumner, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

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