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Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 The regulation of Commerce or Revenue...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00819.15 Author/Creator: Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 25 August 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 15 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Half sheet regarding the federal government's regulation of ports. Blank on verso. Date from Hutson.

Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822

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