Autograph letter signed : New York, to John Smith, 1789 Aug. 14.

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Autograph letter signed : New York, to John Smith, 1789 Aug. 14.

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Because there is no business or political news, he writes of the meaning of an aristocratic government.

1 item (3 p.) ; (fol.)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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