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Palmer, Thomas to Laurence Read re: bills of exchange

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04833 Author/Creator: Palmer, Thomas Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1694/08/04 Pagination: 1p. + addr. 36.5 x 23.7 Order a Copy

Palmer writes to inform Laurence Read that he has just drawn three bills of exchange on Read's account. Docketed on address leaf.

Palmer, Thomas
Read, Laurence

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