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Blount, Willie, fl. 1801-1810 to James Winchester

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06997.002 Author/Creator: Blount, Willie, fl. 1801-1810 Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 27, 1801 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 29.8 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Blount regrets having missed Winchester on his last visit to town, and also regrets not having repaid the money he owes. Travel, subsequent illness, and misplaced confidence in others have kept him from conducting his business

Winchester, James, 1752-1826
Blount, Willie, fl. 1801-1810

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