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Dundas, David, Sir, Bart, 1749-1826 to James Dundas [fragment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02549.27 Author/Creator: Dundas, David, Sir, Bart, 1749-1826 Place Written: Richmond, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 April 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Laments their brother George's plan to marry an American woman and move there forever. It will also force him to work outside the navy, for want of subsistence for a family. There are some contemporary notes on the address leaf.

Dundas, David, Sir, Bart, 1749-1826
Dundas, James, 1752-1831

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