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Swan, James, 1754-1830 to unknown [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04967 Author/Creator: Swan, James, 1754-1830 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 3 June 1791 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Possibly written to Henry Knox. Date taken from the body of the document. Docketed 27 May 1791 by Henry Knox. Document appears to be about borrowing money from a banking house in Paris. Possibly written from Paris; see GLC02437.04960.

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