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Deering, James, fl. 1799 to Ebenezer Preble

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07283 Author/Creator: Deering, James, fl. 1799 Place Written: Portland, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 July 1799 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Deering writes Preble about the possibility of buying Knox's land.

Deering, James, fl. 1799
Preble, Ebenezer, fl. 1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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