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Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864 to Nicholas Biddle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06623.08 Author/Creator: Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1829/06/29 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Mifflin, then United States district attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, discusses the protocol regarding enclosed draft notices (not included) issued to men named Mr. Moore and a Mr. Picket with Biddle, the President of the Bank of the United States.

Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864
Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

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