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Williams, Joseph (fl. 1775) to Asa Waterman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.208 Author/Creator: Williams, Joseph (fl. 1775) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1775-1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 29 x 25 cm. Order a Copy

Requests that Captain Waterman purchase and send to him the goods listed, including Canoms, grape shot, and round shot. Asks Waterman to send these goods. Would prefer if items came from the factory of John Brown. Signed twice by Williams.

Waterman, Asa, 1736-1817
Williams, Joseph, fl. 1775

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