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Titcomb, Jonathan, 1728-1817 to the Selectmen of Newburyport

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.460.10 Author/Creator: Titcomb, Jonathan, 1728-1817 Place Written: Newburyport, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 3, 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 12 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Titcomb asks the selectmen to provide Doctor Parker Clark with all the bandages he needs for soldiers. Verso signed by Clark, stating he received "2 sheets."

Titcomb, Jonathan, 1728-1817
Clark, Parker, 1717-1798

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