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Stevens, John, 1749-1838 to Benjamin Rolf

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.294 Author/Creator: Stevens, John, 1749-1838 Place Written: Townshend, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 August 1746 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 18.5 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that he is sending six men to Benjamin Rolf in order to give him the twelve total men the government ordered him to send along.

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