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Bridge, James (fl. 1790) to James Bridge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00958.13.01 Author/Creator: Bridge, James (fl. 1790) Place Written: [various places] Type: Manuscript Date: 1790s Pagination: 19 letters Order a Copy

Includes letters from Bridge's other classmates from Harvard.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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