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Clymer, George, 1739-1813 to Henry Clymer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08256 Author/Creator: Clymer, George, 1739-1813 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 April Pagination: Order a Copy

Clymer writes his brother a humorous letter re-naming the family farm: "You want I suppose it should be like Don Quixote's horse at once sonorous and significant." Includes two illustrations. No year.

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