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Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854 to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07262 Author/Creator: Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 May 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

James and Thomas Perkins send Lincoln the "Quantity Cooks accounts as requested." They also include the amount of balances Lincoln owes on wine and rum.

Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854
Perkins, James, fl. 1787-1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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