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French, Thomas (fl. 1811) to Tench Coxe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.709 Author/Creator: French, Thomas (fl. 1811) Place Written: Canton, Massachusetts Type: Letter signed Date: 24 March 1811 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Written by Thomas French, Phineas Blake, and Adam Kinsley, heads of the gun firm French, Blake & Kinsley. Sends duplicate receipts for four hundred muskets purchased.

French, Blake & Kinsley, fl. 1811
Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824

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