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Revere, Paul (1735-1818) to Joseph Revere

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00782.18 Author/Creator: Revere, Paul (1735-1818) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 January 1810 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses Nathaniel Macon's anti-tariff bill in Washington, D.C. and its potential consequences for the Embargo Act of 1807. Also discusses business matters and the health of their family. With a diagram drawn on the verso. Joseph was Paul's son.

Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
Revere, Joseph Warren, 1777-1868
Macon, Nathaniel, 1758-1837

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