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Colvin, Richard, fl. 1823 to Robert Wharton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02221 Author/Creator: Colvin, Richard, fl. 1823 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 December 1823 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Requests that Wharton, the Mayor of Philadelphia, prevent the exportation of specie to the East Indies, which has a negative effect on the prices "of Property, of Labour and of Work, and of Produce." Also discusses DeWitt Clinton's suitability as a presidential candidate for the election of 1824.

Colvin, Richard, fl. 1823
Wharton, Robert, 1757-1834

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