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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03902.162 Author/Creator: D'Auvergne, James, fl. 1771-1788 Place Written: Southampton, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 September 1785 Pagination: Order a Copy

Since the weather is so bad, he does not expect Mauger's carriage to pick them up tomorrow.

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Grenville, George, 1712-1770
Sandwich, John Montagu, 4th Earl of, 1718-1792
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
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