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27 December 1821

Davis, William, Jr., 1783-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Explains a particular situation in which "the collector [William Whitman] refuses to pay" some monies related to a rum shipment Davis made to Russia and asks Hobart to assist him in recovering the money.

GLC06313.04.124

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