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Pintard, John, fl. 1790-1811 to Tobias Lear

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.011 Author/Creator: Pintard, John, fl. 1790-1811 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 18, 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 18.6 cm, Width: 8 cm Order a Copy

Pintard asks Lear for permission to publish a sketch in "New York" magazine: "I mentioned to you when at the President's that I should take it as a particular favor if you would allow a sketch to be taken of the drawing of the Bastile & the key." (Referring to the model of the Bastile and its key, presented to President Washington by Lafayette, and still at Mount Vernon.) Pintard writes "King Street" in Boston as his address. Docketed on address leaf.

Pintard, John, fl. 1790-1811
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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