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Pinkney, William, 1764-1822 Personal notebook re: various legal questions, case issues and diplomacy

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07602 Author/Creator: Pinkney, William, 1764-1822 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 1802-1822 ca. Pagination: 2 items Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Two items: notebook 252 p. oblong quarter in leather, discusses transaction of Louisiana and Florida, the Pinkney Family crest, and numerous legal cases; paperbound record book 20 p. Formerly the property of J.A. Soiecki, record book containing a biography of William Pinkney, ca. 1868.

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