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Brown, John, 1800-1859 to Simon Perkins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00106 Author/Creator: Brown, John, 1800-1859 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 10, 1848 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

In the letter, John Brown discusses his wool business. "Burlington" continues to make excuses for not paying, while at the same time pleading for wool to be sent to him. Burlington Mills Manufacturing Company in Vermont was one of Brown's clients in the wool business.

Brown, John, 1800-1859
Perkins, Simon, fl. 1848
Burlington Mills Manufacturing Company

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