Letter : Washington, to the President and Directors of the Branch Bank of the United States at Washington, 1818 Dec. 1.

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Letter : Washington, to the President and Directors of the Branch Bank of the United States at Washington, 1818 Dec. 1.

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Holograph signed. Lists notes of his held by the Bank; requests that the names of endorsers be changed.

1 item (1 leaf) ; 34 cm.

George Washington University

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