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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 to Tobias Lear.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.041 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1795/12/14 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25 cm, Width: 21.8 cm Order a Copy

Survey of the Shenandoah River for an arsenal site written as Secretary of State. This item is adhered to GLC02794.027.

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

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