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Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 Diary kept at Algiers re: lodging, business, etc.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03767.01 Author/Creator: Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 Place Written: Various Places Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: February 1804 - April 1804 Pagination: 16 p. + docket 20.3 x 24.6 cm Order a Copy

Diary kept from February to April.

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

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