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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.184 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript letter Date: February 26, 1822 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Written from the Treasury Department & Auditor's Office. Indicates that Edward Morton's claim for monies owed for a barge supplied during the War of 1812 (see GLC06313.143) was approved and he will be paid $289.

Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Carlene, Daniel, fl. 1821-1822
Wood, Wilkes, fl. 1818-1822
Blunts, Edmund M., fl. 1821-1822

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