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Sewall, H., fl. 1791 to: Tobias Lear

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.015 Author/Creator: Sewall, H., fl. 1791 Place Written: Pownalborough [Maine] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1791/06/25 Pagination: 1 p. + address 18.5 x 8 cm Order a Copy

Sewall gives Lear power of attorney to "receive at the Treasury of the United States, the amount of my Account for Services performed in the District Court of Maine." Docketed on address leaf.

Sewall, H., fl. 1791

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