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French, Thomas, fl. 1811Blake, Phineas, fl. 1811Kinsley, Adam, fl. 1811 to Tench Coxe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.709 Author/Creator: French, Thomas, fl. 1811Blake, Phineas, fl. 1811Kinsley, Adam, fl. 1811 Place Written: Canton, Massachusetts Type: Letter signed Date: March 24, 1811 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket : free frank Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Letter written by Thomas French, Phineas Blake, and Adam Kinsley, heads of the gun firm French, Blake & Kinsley. Sends duplicate receipts for four hundred muskets purchased.

French, Thomas, fl. 1811
Blake, Phineas, fl. 1811
Kinsley, Adam, fl. 1811
Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824
French, Blake & Kinsley, fl. 1811

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