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Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 to Tobias Lear re: transport of "Steam Jack" and visit to Philadelphia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.018 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1791/10/20 Pagination: 1 p. + address 30.5 x 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Written as the Collector at the Port of Boston. Attached to GLC 2794.021. Docketed on address leaf.

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