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Monroe, James (1758-1831) [Regarding affidavits in Paris] [fragment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.266 Author/Creator: Monroe, James (1758-1831) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note Date: n.d. Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 16.1 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Contains list of names concerning some issue in Paris, including Peyton Skipwith, Gouverneur Morris, William Lee, General William Hull and Benjamin Hichborn. Seems to be written on the back of an old letter. Unrelated address leaf on verso.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Lee, William, 1739-1795
Hull, William, 1753-1825
Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

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