Walley, Thomas, 1725-1806 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04493 Author/Creator: Walley, Thomas, 1725-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 February 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 30.5 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses the purchase of "Holland surveys of the coast of North America, in Sheets." Writes that "as there was not a whole sett [sic], and I suppose you would be glad to own one that is compleat [sic], I take the liberty to inform you, that I am now in possesion [sic] of a Sett that contains the whole Coast of north America; properly pasted together, coloured & bound in 4 long folio Volumes, which should be glad to dispose of..."
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