Autograph letter signed : Chantilly, to Dr. William Shippen, Jr., 1771 Apr. 20.

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Autograph letter signed : Chantilly, to Dr. William Shippen, Jr., 1771 Apr. 20.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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