Letter signed : Philadelphia, to M. de Barth, 1793 Apr. 30.

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Letter signed : Philadelphia, to M. de Barth, 1793 Apr. 30.

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Offering to release him from an agreement to purchase from the President lands lying on the Kanawhas, and saying that Tobias Lear will deliver the purchase bonds for cancellation.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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