Letter : to Col. John B. Howard, Near Joppa Cross Roads, Baltimore County, Md., [178-].

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Letter : to Col. John B. Howard, Near Joppa Cross Roads, Baltimore County, Md., [178-].

Letter written by Mary Cresap to Colonel John B. Howard of Baltimore County.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm.

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