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Seymour, Moses, 1742-1826 to Edward Rogers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.189 Author/Creator: Seymour, Moses, 1742-1826 Place Written: Litchfield, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 25, 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 22 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Seymour asks Rodgers to forward him "about three or four hundred" barrels of flour, for which he "shall be handsomely rewarded." A note on the bottom requests that he hurry since "the public are in great distress for want of the flour." Letter signed twice by Seymour.

Seymour, Moses, 1742-1826
Rodgers, Edward, 1736-1813

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