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Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 to Earl of Buchan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01794.06 Author/Creator: Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 Place Written: Delaford Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 June 1769 Pagination: 3p : docket ; 30.1 x 18.4 cm Order a Copy

She thanks him for entertaining her. She saw his wife and sister while they were in London. She is sorry to hear about his health.

The 11th Earl of Buchan, David Steuart Erskine, (1742–1829)

Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791

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