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Waldo, Francis, fl. 1728-1784 to Thomas Flucker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09039 Author/Creator: Waldo, Francis, fl. 1728-1784 Place Written: Falmouth, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 1, 1766 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 11.3 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Writes to his brother-in-law to ask that he pay Alexander Ross a sum of money and charge it to Waldo's account. Several notes appear on verso which indicate receipt of payment. Notes are signed by Ross, James Milk, and William Whitwell.

Waldo, Francis, fl. 1728-1784
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783
Ross, Alexander, fl. 1766
Milk, James, fl. 1766
Whitwell, William, fl. 1766

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