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A.C., fl. 1793 to W[alter] Patterson re: poor state of lumber trade

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04544 Author/Creator: A.C., fl. 1793 Place Written: Pictou, [?] Type: Letter signed Date: 1793/12/10 Pagination: 2p. : address : Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Due to the war, the author notes that the lumber trade has suffered greatly. Docketed on address leaf.

Patterson, Walter, fl. 1793-1823
A.C., fl. 1793

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