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Schweizer Jeanneret & Cie (fl. 1790) to James Swan [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04811 Author/Creator: Schweizer Jeanneret & Cie (fl. 1790) Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 December 1790 Pagination: 2 p. ; 22.9 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Marked as a copy, written in French. James Swan's signature written in the margin on page two. Marked as a duplicate.

James Swan, an American speculator, was a spokesman for Schweizer, Jeanneret and Cie.

Schweizer Jeanneret & Cie, fl. 1790
Swan, James, 1754-1830

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