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[A proposal on a principle of finance & oeconomy]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08158 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: circa 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 12.6 cm, Width: 15.7 cm Order a Copy

Discusses a transaction involving large quantities of wood, and another involving a "contract for copper coin." Reference to contract with [James] Jarvis used to establish circa date.

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