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Cheves, Langdon (1776-1857) to Enoch Parsons

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04309.03 Author/Creator: Cheves, Langdon (1776-1857) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 July 1822 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 25.2 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Gives Parsons, as President of the Bank of the United States in Middletown, Connecticut, permission to hire a lawyer at a reasonable rate of pay.

Cheves was a Representative from South Carolina and the President of the Bank of the United States 1819-1822.

Cheves, Langdon, 1776-1857
Parsons, Enoch, 1769-1846

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