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Items pertaining to British soldier Henry Rooke [Decimalized .01-.04]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03881 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 1775-1778 Pagination: 1 journal, 3 letters Order a Copy

Rooke, Henry, fl. 1775-1783

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