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Butler, James, fl. 1699 [Blank commission for an ensign]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.408 Author/Creator: Butler, James, fl. 1699 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 1699 Pagination: 1 vellum sheet Order a Copy

Signed as Duke of Ormonde.

Butler, James, fl. 1699

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