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Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831 to Thomas Russell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05292 Author/Creator: Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: January 15, 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Writes that Mr. [William] Tudor has contacted him regarding lands in Maine to be purchased by Mr. [Richard] Soderstrom. Mr. Tudor has sent Mr. Soderstrom to Boston to "conclude the purchase with your Land Committee." Has asked Mr. Tudor to push for an increase in price for the land in question. Asks for Russell's continued support in the endeavor.

Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831
Russell, Thomas, 1749-1796
Tudor, William, 1750-1819
Söderström, Richard, fl. 1741-1815

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