Letter : to [Luis Unzaga], 1770 Aug. [12].

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Letter : to [Luis Unzaga], 1770 Aug. [12].

Photostatic copy of a letter, dated August 12, 1770, to Luis Unzaga, Spanish colonial governor of Louisiana, from Peter Chester, newly-appointed governor and commander-in-chief of British West Florida.

[1] leaf ; 24 cm.

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