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Andre, fl. 1776 to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.269 Author/Creator: Andre, fl. 1776 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: October 23, 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Requesting permission to ship twenty-five barrels of flour. Written to Jenifer while president of the Maryland Council of Safety. Andre was most likely a French merchant.

Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas, 1723-1790
Andre, fl. 1776

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