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- GLC#
- GLC00169
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- June 27, 1771
- Author/Creator
- Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 1734-1797
- Title
- to William Lee
- Place Written
- Mount Airy, Virginia
- Pagination
- 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 18 cm, Width: 15.5 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- Road to Revolution
Writes to his brother, a merchant in London, regarding tobacco shipments from Virginia to England and the vessels carrying the tobacco. Discusses business clients, bills, payments, and insurance. Includes a postscript on page 2 dated June 28 with a second signature that adds more information about the shipments. Tipped to a border.
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