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Shirley, William, 1694-1771 to [Samuel Waldo]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08900 Author/Creator: Shirley, William, 1694-1771 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 21 May 1740 Pagination: Order a Copy

Discusses the possibility of war, an expedition opposed by "our Captn Genl [who] has slept for 10 weeks" and business. The majority of the address has been clipped.

Shirley, William, 1694-1771
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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