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Duer, William, 1747-1799 to Rosalie Josephe Bacler de Leval

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05588 Author/Creator: Duer, William, 1747-1799 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 23 August 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30.8 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Reports that Henry Knox has authorized him to enter into a land agreement with Madame de Leval. Discusses the price for different tracts of land. Duer's signature is clipped.

Duer, William, 1747-1799
Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de, fl. 1790-1796
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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