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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.600.015 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: circa 1585-1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 18.4 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

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