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Harrison, Benjamin, 1726-1791 to Jonathan Hudson or Benjamin Levy

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.65 Author/Creator: Harrison, Benjamin, 1726-1791 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Free frank Date: 1783-1815 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank Height: 16 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

This is the address leaf for a letter sent by Benjamin Harrison, a Virginian Continental Congressman and Declaration of Independence signer, to Jonathan Hudson or Benjamin Levy, merchants in Baltimore. It was sent using a free frank under Harrison's signature, which has partial text loss. Faint postmark includes the word "Phila" and the month "August." No year could be ascertained.

Harrison, Benjamin, 1726-1791
Levy, Benjamin, 1720-1802
Hudson, Jonathan, fl. 1783

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