Letter, 1811 Aug. 22, Chesterfield, N.H., to John Wheelock, Hanover, N.H.

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Letter, 1811 Aug. 22, Chesterfield, N.H., to John Wheelock, Hanover, N.H.

Requests permission to receive his diploma in absentia.

1 leaf ; 32 cm.

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