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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 to David Henshaw

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05603.01.26 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 January 1837 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Asks Henshaw, the Collector of the Port of Boston, for a deposition in the case of Blake vs. Putney which was being tried before the Maine Supreme Court. Sumner asks if the Brig Dante entered his port in May or June and the entrance and clearance times. Mr. Henshaw's reply appears at the bottom of page two. He states the Brig Dante entered on 25 May 1836 and left on 28 May 1836 according to his records.

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Henshaw, David, 1791-1852

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