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Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) to Elizabeth Ferguson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05698.01 Author/Creator: Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 March 1791 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21.1 x 16.9 cm. Order a Copy

Complains about the poor real estate market in regard to the sale of Ms. Ferguson's land and currency inflation. Has an entire paragraph crossed out on page two. Possibly for probate.

Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
Ferguson, Elizabeth, fl. 1791

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