Letters [manuscript]. 1812.

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Letters [manuscript]. 1812.

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2 MS copies in his own writing of his letters to William Wilberforce concerning a plan suggested by Mr. Marsden in reference to a mission to the South Seas: 1) Old Swan Stairs 28 Jan. 1812 (4 to. 2 p.); 2) Feb. 1812 (foolscap. 4 p.).

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Marsden, Samuel, 1765-1838

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