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Roundtree, Robert (fl. 1786) to Joshua Mauger

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03902.238 Author/Creator: Roundtree, Robert (fl. 1786) Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 January 1786 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; docket ; 20 x 23.8 cm. Order a Copy

Requesting a Parish Certificate and a Power of attorney. A copy of a Parish certificate on page 3. The documents are needed for a mother to claim the wages of her dead son who served in the royal navy.

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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