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Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) to Samuel Huntington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00630 Author/Creator: Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 21 July 1787 Pagination: 1 p. ; 29.7 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Serving as Secretary of the United States Congress, Thomson sends a copy of a recently ratified treaty (not included) between the United States and Morocco to Samuel Huntington, the Governor of Connecticut. Requests that Huntington inform the Connecticut citizens of the treaty.

Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

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