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Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 to Tobias Lear re: excuses for not accepting an invitation from the President

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.027 Author/Creator: Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1792/12/13 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 24.2 cm Order a Copy

Written as Governor of Pennsylvania. Attached to GLC 2794.041. Docketed on address leaf.

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