Letter, 1834 June 2.

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Letter, 1834 June 2.

Letter from N[icholas] Biddle to Isaac Lawrence in New York. Discusses some difficulty with a Mr. Allen, and proposes solutions to the problem. Calls for a meeting with the stockholder directors [of the Bank of the United States?]. Written at Philadelphia, Penn.

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