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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 to Le Roy & Bayard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04467 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 January 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.6 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Le Roy & Bayard, fl. 1790

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