Ramsay family papers [microform]. 1735-1901?

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Ramsay family papers [microform]. 1735-1901?

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Mss. (some photocopies, some transcripts, handwritten). Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial and other documents, and an account book of the mercantile partnership of William Ramsay and John Dixon, Alexandria, Virginia, 1753-1757.

ca. 370 items.

Smithsonian Institution. Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6670021

Smithsonian Institution. Libraries

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