Memorandum book, 1795-1797.

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Memorandum book, 1795-1797.

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Memorandum book of Edward Lynch, of the firm of Lynch and Kennedy, Philadelphia merchants. The entries record financial transactions and imports of cotton and silk cloth; also such entries as the following: a sketch of a phenomenon observed in the heavens, July 25, 1796; a notice that President Washington will vacate his house on Market Street, Philadelphia, in March 1797; abstract of the Stamp Act passed in Philadelphia in extraordinary session of Congress, 1797.

1 v. ; 35 cm.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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