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Maclay, William (1737-1804) to John Nicholson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02504.29 Author/Creator: Maclay, William (1737-1804) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 February 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 25.2 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Senator Maclay informs Nicholson, Comptroller-General of Pennsylvania, of actions in Congress. Mentions resolutions and debates initiated by Thomas Scott, James Jackson, and John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg. States that he will forward more information as Congress proceeds, in hopes that Nicholson may "watch over the interests of Pennsylvania."

Maclay, William, 1737-1804
Nicholson, John, 1757-1800
Jackson, James, 1757-1806
Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807
Scott, Thomas, 1739-1796

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