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Van Berckel, Franco Petrus, fl. 1790 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04660 Author/Creator: Van Berckel, Franco Petrus, fl. 1790 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 July 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Thanks the recipient for visiting with [Alexander] McGillivray. Hopes that the recipient and McGillivray can come to dinner since he missed their visit. Possibly written to Henry Knox.

Van Berckel, Franco Petrus, fl. 1785-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
McGillivray, Alexander, 1750-1793

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