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Davis, Eleazar, 1722-1831 to Edward Hand

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.164 Author/Creator: Davis, Eleazar, 1722-1831 Place Written: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 6, 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Davis informs Hand that "a Gentleman by the Name of Elliot" can verify "what I have related to you concerning myself." Letter written at Fort Pitt.

Davis, Eleazar, 1722-1831
Hand, Edward, 1744-1802

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