Papers of Peter Force [manuscript], 1812-1845.

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Papers of Peter Force [manuscript], 1812-1845.

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The papers contain the manuscript, ca. 1812, of "The roasted pig, or a parson in trouble", a farce in 2 acts; a letter, dated January 30, 1830 to John Peter Van Ness requesting the return of Mr. Rush's report, with Van Ness's reply on the verso, and a letter, dated July 25, 1845, to William Learned Marcy on plans to commemorate the death of Andrew Jackson.

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