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to Mr. de Lambert [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09817 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 22 September 1790 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Noted as a copy. Letter is in French. Letter appears to be about financial exchanges between France and the United States. Document was written between 22-26 September 1790. Author is unknown but it appears to be from a firm with the name Schweitzer.

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