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Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 to Tobias Lear re: turning down an invitation to meet with President Washington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.021 Author/Creator: Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1792/02/22 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Randolph expresses his desire, and inability, to pay a "visit of respect, which is due to-day" to "the President and Mrs. Washington." Attached to GLC 2794.018.

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