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Baylies, William (1776-1865) to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.052 Author/Creator: Baylies, William (1776-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 December 1816 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; free frank ; 25 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Hobart that A.H. Lawrence & Co. would not make the endorsement because they claimed they did not have any authority to do so, "except in case of payment of the residue." Mentions he has written to Mr. Winslow so ask "what to return or keep the Papers." Possibly related to the support of a church in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Baylies, William, 1776-1865
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Winslow, John
Lawrence, A.H., fl. 1816

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