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Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) to D. Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02505.43 Author/Creator: Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 March 1834 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.5 x 20.7 cm. Order a Copy

Replies to a letter from Williams, a Boston lawyer, sent on 3 March 1834. Discusses the advantages gained by merchants and manufacturers due to "the cheapness of internal exchange."

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Williams, D., fl. 1834

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