Autograph letter signed : Fulham, to Lord Sheffield, 1790 Oct. 23.

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Autograph letter signed : Fulham, to Lord Sheffield, 1790 Oct. 23.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270902422

Recommending that Edward Gibbon remain neutral in a certain business matter, and mentioning Mr. Clarke and Mr. Lane.

1 item (3 p.) ; 23.2 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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