Letter : Washington, to Oliver Evans, Philadelphia, 1808 December 6.

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Letter : Washington, to Oliver Evans, Philadelphia, 1808 December 6.

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Jefferson writes about his payment for mill equipment patented by Evans. Evans replies on December 9, 1808.

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