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Dumaresq, Philip, fl. 1782-1787 to Joshua Mauger

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03902.233 Author/Creator: Dumaresq, Philip, fl. 1782-1787 Place Written: Southton, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 December 1782 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 20 cm, Width: 24.9 cm Order a Copy

Acknowledges receipt of a letter and fifty dollars in bank notes. The top of the letter has been trimmed off, but the missing part does not appear to have had any content. Location is given as "Southton" - may be Southampton.

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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