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Harrison, Richard, 1750-1841 to Tobias Lear

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.020 Author/Creator: Harrison, Richard, 1750-1841 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1792/01/10 Pagination: 1 p. + address 20.5 x 8 cm Order a Copy

Harrison writes from the Auditor's Office: "I request the favor of your informing me on what day William Lewis Esquire resigned his Commission as Judge of the district of Pennsylvania." Docketed on address leaf.

Harrison, Richard, 1750-1841

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