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Letter from Samuel Sterett to Mordecai Gist, April 14, 1787
Four-page letter written on April 14, 1787, by Samuel Sterett, a Baltimore merchant, to General Mordecai Gist in Charleston, South Carolina. The letter discusses business interests, financial problems in Maryland, figures from the American Revolution and government, and alludes to the first case docketed with the United States Supreme Court. The letter mentions Major David Salisbury Franks' return from confidential negotiations connected with the Treaty of Peace and Commerce.
Associated People/Businesses
- Sterett, Samuel, 1758-1833
- Gist, Mordecai, 1743-1792
- Franks, David Salisbury, approximately 1740-1793
- Maryland (Ship)
- Franks, Major (David Salisbury)
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Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 1, Folder 187