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Harrison, Robert Hanson, 1745-1790 to Oliver Titcomb

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.144 Author/Creator: Harrison, Robert Hanson, 1745-1790 Place Written: Winter Hill, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: February 16, 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Discusses personal matters. Addressed to Titcomb, but the letter was probably intended for someone else, most likely the writer's wife. Text missing and signature lost. Letter is incomplete.

Titcomb, Oliver, fl. 1776-1778
Harrison, Robert Hanson, 1745-1790

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