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N.B., fl. 1805 to Mr. Patterson re: naval blockades

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04499 Author/Creator: N.B., fl. 1805 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1805/07/10 Pagination: 2p. : address : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

N.B. states that a British fleet has just sailed to France and established a naval blockade. Docketed on address leaf.

Patterson, fl. 1805-1820

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