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Duane, William J. (William John) (1780-1865) to Benjamin Hastings

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07796 Author/Creator: Duane, William J. (William John) (1780-1865) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 April 1803 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.9 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Mentions five dollars for a subscription for General [Henry] Knox. Asks Hastings to be his agent for the territory east of New York.

Duane, William John, 1780-1865
Hastings, Benjamin, fl. 1803
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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