Letter : London, to John Custis, Williamsburgh [sic], Va., 1717 Oct. 4.

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Letter : London, to John Custis, Williamsburgh [sic], Va., 1717 Oct. 4.

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Holograph signed; relating personal and political news to Custis (author's brother-in-law), including the fact that "we have got both the tob[acc]o law and that about the Indian trade repeal'd."

1 item (1 p.) ; 21 cm.

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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