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Ritchie, William to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.310 Author/Creator: Ritchie, William Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 April 1824 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 24.9 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Includes a handwritten 'f' on the address leaf, possibly a free frank.

Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858

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