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Cutting, Nathaniel, 1774-? to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.098 Author/Creator: Cutting, Nathaniel, 1774-? Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 19, 1821 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Informs Hobart that Joshua Willis (as the heir of Revolutionary War veteran James Willis) has been issued a land warrant. Written from the Department of War.

Cutting, Nathaniel, 1774-?
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Willis, Joshua, fl. 1821
Willis, James, fl. 1821

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