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Davis, William, Jr. (1783-1824) to Aaron Hobart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06313.04.124 Author/Creator: Davis, William, Jr. (1783-1824) Place Written: Plymouth, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 December 1821 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 24.8 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Explains a particular situation in which "the collector [William Whitman] refuses to pay" some monies related to a rum shipment Davis made to Russia and asks Hobart to assist him in recovering the money.

Davis, William, Jr., 1783-1824
Hobart, Aaron, 1787-1858
Whitman, William

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