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Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797 to William Lee re: liquidating his estate

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07691 Author/Creator: Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797 Place Written: Mount Airy, [NC?] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1771/01/07 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 18 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Lincoln employs a Southern colloquialism: "You shall be able to say 'that took!'"

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