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Whipple, William, 1730-1785 to the Gov. of Georgia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.51 Author/Creator: Whipple, William, 1730-1785 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Letter signed Date: January 1, 1778 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.75 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses lifting the embargo on rice. Signed on verso by Whipple and Gouverneur Morris, both as members of Congress, as well as Nathaniel Scudder.

Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816
Whipple, William, 1730-1785
Scudder, Nathaniel, 1733-1781

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