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[Efforts for a navy] [incomplete ?]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08169 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1750-1820 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Later copy. Describes the efforts of someone in organizing a navy.

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