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Blount, William, 1749-1800 to Governor Sevier

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00297.04 Author/Creator: Blount, William, 1749-1800 Place Written: Raleigh, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 4, 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

William Blount writes to Governor Sevier introducing Colonel Benjamin Lowell who wanted to emigrate to Tennessee to join the rest of his family.

Blount, William, 1749-1800
Sevier, John, 1745-1815

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