Letter, 1836 June 24 : Washington [D.C.], to [Governor John] J. Davis, [Mass.].

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Letter, 1836 June 24 : Washington [D.C.], to [Governor John] J. Davis, [Mass.].

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Webster wishes to purchase a farm in the Michigan Territory as a speculative land investment. Added note in another hand claims the recipient to be Phineas Davis, brother or son of Senator John Davis of Mass.

5 p. (2 leaves) ; 25 x 40 cm., folded to 25 x 20 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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