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Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 to Lewis Pintard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08994.01 Author/Creator: Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 October 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 34 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Relates news from New York, including the arrival of "a Packer" and news that "Charles Town was evacuated."

Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
Pintard, Lewis, 1732-1818

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