A copy of the correspondence carried on at East Main by Mr. George Atkinson in the years 1784 & 85 : letterbook.

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A copy of the correspondence carried on at East Main by Mr. George Atkinson in the years 1784 & 85 : letterbook.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34223026

Letterbook containing contemporary copies of correspondence, orders, etc., mainly between George Atkinson, and his superior, John Thomas, factor at the Moose factory, Sept. 22, 1784 - July 21, 1785.

1 v. (36 p.) ; 32 cm.

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