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Hill, Rowland (fl. ca. 1820) to Robert Bolton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.128 Author/Creator: Hill, Rowland (fl. ca. 1820) Place Written: Wotten, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1820 Pagination: 2 p. 23 x 18.9 cm + addr Order a Copy

Rowland, an evangelical preacher, discusses a possible meeting with Mr. Jay somewhere between Wotten and Bath. Also, he also does not know the result of the correspondence between Mr. Potter and Bolton. Dated Saturday evening.

Hill, Rowland, fl. 1820

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