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Gilbert, Benjamin, fl. 1783 to Michael Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02418 Author/Creator: Gilbert, Benjamin, fl. 1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 14 x 21.2 cm. Order a Copy

Asks to allow the bearer, [Horris] Olds, to see his mother as she is unwell. Countersigned by Michael Jackson.

Gilbert, Benjamin, fl. 1783
Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801

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