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Phillips, Samuel (1752-1802) to Samuel P. Savage

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.26 Author/Creator: Phillips, Samuel (1752-1802) Place Written: Andover, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 August 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 27 x 17 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the amount of saltpeter he has left in the refining house, mill, and other buildings. States that the amount of gun powder he can produce weekly is uncertain because it depends on weather and other circumstances.

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Phillips, Samuel, 1752-1802
Savage, Samuel Phillips, 1718-1797

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