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Marshall, John, fl. 1801 to Winthrop Sargent re: receiving documents & dividing up Mississippi territory

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07586 Author/Creator: Marshall, John, fl. 1801 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1801/01/18 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Date is 1801, and recipient is most likley Winthrop Sargent, who at the time was governor of the Mississippi Territory. Internal evidence and the handwriting on the endorsement point to Sargent, per Charles Hobson, Marshall Papers.

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