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Pownall, John, fl. 1764 to Joshua Mauger

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03902.218 Author/Creator: Pownall, John, fl. 1764 Place Written: Whitehall, London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 6, 1764 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 19.2 cm, Width: 23.4 cm Order a Copy

"I am directed by the Commissioners for the Trade and Plantations to desire your attendence [sic] at their Board on Tuesday the 7 Instant at 11 o Clock in the fore noon on the Subject of Your Memorial concerning the Bills drawn by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and which yet remain unpaid." Includes account.

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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