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Lowell, John, 1743-1802 to John Pickering

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02450.11 Author/Creator: Lowell, John, 1743-1802 Place Written: Roxbury, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1795/02/19 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Informs by quoting from a letter he recently received that Pickering has been nominated, and will be appointed, District Judge for New Hampshire. Offers to maintain a communication "on the Business of our Offices as well as an other occasions."

Lowell, John, 1743-1802
Pickering, John, 1737-1805

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