Autograph letter signed to William Blathwayt : Hamburg, 20 August 1697.

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Autograph letter signed to William Blathwayt : Hamburg, 20 August 1697.

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This letter comments on preparation of ships in Hamburg for the Scots' attempt to establish a settlement at Darien, and on the decline of interest in the enterprise in Hamburg.

[4] p. ; 22 cm.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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