Letters, 1787-1795.

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Letters, 1787-1795.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259107

This small collection of letters and receipts of Fisher Ames touch on a recommendation for a commission in the Massachusetts militia, Ames' personal economic affairs, debt imprisonment, his reelection to Congress in 1794, and general political comment.

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Gadsden Public Library

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Gadsden Public Library

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