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Parkman, Samuel, 1752-1824 to Nicholas Hoffman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03950 Author/Creator: Parkman, Samuel, 1752-1824 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter Date: 30 July 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses a financial transaction, possibly related to the building of the ship. Marked as a "true copy" by Nicholas Hoffman.

Parkman, Samuel, 1752-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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