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Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) to Nathaniel Cutting re: appointing arbitrator to settle disputes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06694 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Place Written: Washington Type: Letter signed Date: 1818/02/16 Pagination: 1 p. + addr. 25.5 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Appointing an arbitrator to settle a dispute between Daniel Pettibone of Philadelphia, and Peter Townshend and Van Tassel of Newburg, N.Y., who both claim to have invented a drill for boring cannon.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Cutting, Nathaniel, 1774-?

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