Autograph letter signed : [London], to Strahan Esqr., 1788 June 1.

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Autograph letter signed : [London], to Strahan Esqr., 1788 June 1.

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Explaining why he must break a dinner engagement.

1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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