Letter, 1775 April 4, Nail Hill, to Colonel Washington [n.p.].

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Letter, 1775 April 4, Nail Hill, to Colonel Washington [n.p.].

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Introduces Peter Boyd, son of Thomas Boyd. Boyd is trying to gain 5,000 acres of land promised to his father by the royal proclamation.

1 p. 23 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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