Letter, London, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Massachusetts Bay Colony [manuscript] 1771 Sept. 22.

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Letter, London, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Massachusetts Bay Colony [manuscript] 1771 Sept. 22.

About his duty while Benjamin Franklin is out of the city; the presence of the Commissary of Virginia; and, the necessity of guarding men's rights.

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Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792

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