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Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.107 Author/Creator: Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 20.5 x 16 cm. Order a Copy

Stagg, a clerk in the War Department, has been directed by the Secretary of War, Henry Knox, to tell Captain Bryant that James Byers has been granted the "use of the Air Furnace belonging to the public, under your care."

Flagg, Thomas, fl. 1793
Bryant, John, 1742-1816

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