Letters : Abrantes, Gouveia, and Portugal, to Admiral Berkeley, 1809 June 9, 1810 Sept. 15, and 1811 Apr. 4.

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Letters : Abrantes, Gouveia, and Portugal, to Admiral Berkeley, 1809 June 9, 1810 Sept. 15, and 1811 Apr. 4.

1 ALS and 2LsS.

3 items (together 5 p.) ; 33 x 19 cm. and smaller.

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