Letter : [Richmond, Va.?], to George Washington, [Alexandria, Va.?], 1784 Dec. 15.

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Letter : [Richmond, Va.?], to George Washington, [Alexandria, Va.?], 1784 Dec. 15.

Letter signed. Concerns a meeting in Annapolis relating to "opening the navigation of the River Potomack."

1 item (1 p.) ; 24 cm.

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Texas Christian University

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