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Gifford, Cainan, fl. 1748 A receit to dress white leather.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02924.042 Author/Creator: Gifford, Cainan, fl. 1748 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 17 April 1748 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

A recipe for tanning white leather. Verso reads: "To Little Compton April 17th Day 1748."

Gifford, Cainan, fl. 1748

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