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Cooper, William, 1720-1809 Order from Boston 217 [Official transmittal to Catharine Macauley concerning the Boston Massacre]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01789.01 Author/Creator: Cooper, William, 1720-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 March 1770 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Official memorandum, written and attested by Boston Town Clerk William Cooper, to transmit a printed copy of the Representation concerning the Boston Massacre to Catharine Macaulay on behalf of the citizens of Boston.
Refer to the Macaulay papers, GLC 1784.02-1800.04.

Cooper, William, 1720-1809
Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791

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