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Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 to James Winchester

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06997.022 Author/Creator: Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 Place Written: Montreal Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 May 1813 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes an additional response to Winchester's letter of the 7th. Sends "27 newspapers in a bundle" for Winchester and his fellow prisoners.

Winchester, James, 1752-1826

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