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Payson, David, fl. 1778 to Captain Oliver Fetcomb

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.231.02 Author/Creator: Payson, David, fl. 1778 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: July 11, 1778 Pagination: 2 p. ; 3.5 x 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Payson, David, fl. 1778
Fetcomb, Oliver, fl. 1778

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