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Lovelace, Fran, fl. 1672 Order that the grand excise be paid on European imports of brandy, wine, rum, & distilled liquor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04853 Author/Creator: Lovelace, Fran, fl. 1672 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript signed Date: 25 October 1672 Pagination: 2p. + docket 32.5 x 21.3 Order a Copy

Lovelace, Fran, fl. 1672-1694

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