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Palairet, David Jr., fl. 1775 to Samuel Waldo

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09097 Author/Creator: Palairet, David Jr., fl. 1775 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 October 1775 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 21.8 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to inform Waldo of the death of his father the previous December. Discusses the business his father had with Waldo's father, Brigadier General Samuel Waldo, who is also deceased. Asks Waldo to prolong the term of Palairet's land grant, which is expiring. Adds that his family has found itself in difficult financial circumstances following the death of Palairet's father. See GLC02437.09098 for Waldo's response.

Palairet, David, Jr., fl. 1775
Waldo, Samuel, fl. 1723-1770
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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