Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1747 Jan. 10.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1747 Jan. 10.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270876702

A letter of recommendation for a "most skillful mechanick."

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

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7219220

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