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D'Auvergne, James, fl. 1771-1788 to Joshua Mauger

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03902.077 Author/Creator: D'Auvergne, James, fl. 1771-1788 Place Written: Southhampton, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 April 1772 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 32.3 cm Order a Copy

He may have "a touch of the gout." Miss Durell has a disagreeable nature and if she persists in her behavior after "serious advice," she must leave Mauger's house.

Watson, Brook, 1735-1807
Mauger, Joshua, 1725-1788
Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Grenville, George, 1712-1770
Sandwich, John Montagu, 4th Earl of, 1718-1792
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778

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