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Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785-1819) to William H. Harrison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05264.02 Author/Creator: Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785-1819) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 September 1813 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 26 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Requests funds for the maintenance of prisoners during the War of 1812. Written aboard the schooner Ariel.

Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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