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Johnson, John, fl. 1798 Proposed sale of land

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08119.02 Author/Creator: Johnson, John, fl. 1798 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 February 1798 Pagination: Order a Copy

From exile in Canada, the loyalist son of Sir William writes on the proposed sale of land

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