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Drayton, Stephen, 1736-1810 to John Houstoun

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04777 Author/Creator: Drayton, Stephen, 1736-1810 Place Written: Sunbury Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 October 1772 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Discusses an ongoing land dispute between Button Gwinnett and himself. Houstoun was a lawyer in Savannah, Georgia.

Drayton, Stephen, 1736-1810
Houstoun, John, 1744-1796
Gwinnett, Button, 1735-1777

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