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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02542.32.29 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Note Date: 1763-1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 6.5 cm, Width: 8 cm Order a Copy

Fragment of a note or letter. The only legible words read "my Uncle of...Isiah Arnold Esq...Aged 83. born in...for Paul Collin...my Father James..."

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