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Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814 to Henry Remsen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00995 Author/Creator: Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 5, 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 22.7 cm Order a Copy

Written by Otis as Secretary of the United States Senate to Remsen as principal clerk of Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Otis says he will send five copies of the journals of the First Congress and says he will send eight additional copies in the future. He says more may be had if Remsen wants them.

Otis, Samuel Allyne, 1740-1814
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Remsen, Henry, 1762-1843

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