Letter
Michael Hillegas to Benjamin Franklin, June 5, 1777
Baltimore June 5. 1777 in the Evening Sir Capt. Thos. Moore Master of the Schooner Duke de Chosiel is just about sailing, so that I have only time to inclose…
Michael Hillegas was an American merchant and politician who served as the first Treasurer of the United States from 1775 to 1789.
Baltimore June 5. 1777 in the Evening Sir Capt. Thos. Moore Master of the Schooner Duke de Chosiel is just about sailing, so that I have only time to inclose…
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