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Parsons, Elijah, 1747-1827 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00047 Author/Creator: Parsons, Elijah, 1747-1827 Place Written: East Haddam, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 March 1773 Pagination: 1p. +addr.+docket. 20cm. x 17.5cm. Order a Copy

Reverend Parsons requests a subscription to the London Magazine, and inquires about arrivals of other books.

Parsons, Elijah, 1747-1827
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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