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Telfair, Edward, 1735-1807 to Joseph Clay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00489 Author/Creator: Telfair, Edward, 1735-1807 Place Written: Augusta, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 1, 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Business letter that mentions procuring rice, the loss of a crop from "pink root," a lawsuit, and getting some Tenerife wine. This is an uncommon autograph.

Telfair, Edward, 1735-1807
Clay, Joseph, 1741-1804

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