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Dudley, Charles (fl. 1774) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00172 Author/Creator: Dudley, Charles (fl. 1774) Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 July 1774 Pagination: 1p.+addr.+docket. 22.6 cm. x 18.1 cm. Order a Copy

Requests another copy of a book that he ordered previously but believes to have been lost.

Dudley, Charles, fl. 1774
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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