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Woodlief, Peter, fl. 1810-1811 to Dr. Richard Jeffery

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.005 Author/Creator: Woodlief, Peter, fl. 1810-1811 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1813/11/03 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 30 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Concern over Jeffery and his family's poor health and that of Woodlief's own family's poor health in the fall. Also, asks about the possibility of Jeffery making a confidential recomendation for a friend of Woodlief's to a Mr. Tho[mas] Newton for the position of Collector of the Port of Norfolk.

Woodlief, Peter, fl. 1811-1813
Jeffery, Richard (doctor), fl. 1812-1814
Jeffery, Nancy, fl. 1812-1813
Newton, Thomas, fl. 1813
Shore, Thomas, fl. 1813

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