D'Auvergne, James, fl. 1771-1788 to Joshua Mauger
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03902.106 Author/Creator: D'Auvergne, James, fl. 1771-1788 Place Written: Southampton, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 21, 1778 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 23.8 cm Order a Copy
Enclosed a bill of exchange [Not in collection]. Hughes will sail for Halifax on the "Vallas" and D'Auvergne hopes Bellie will go with him. He asks: "What be the consequence of Lord N: speech, War or Peace? [. . . . ] [T]he temper of the Americans, will they treat with us upon such terms as Lord N: proposes?"
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