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Letter from Richard Varick to DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York, requesting repayment of cash he has advanced for expenditures relating to the Internment of the Remains of the late General Montgomery

Subject Relates to Richard Montgomery American, born Ireland
Subject Relates to Richard Varick American
Subject Relates to DeWitt Clinton American
October 20, 1818
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  • Title: Letter from Richard Varick to DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York, requesting repayment of cash he has advanced for expenditures relating to the Internment of the Remains of the late General Montgomery
  • Subject: Relates to Richard Montgomery (American, born Ireland 1736–1775 Quebec)
  • Subject: Relates to Richard Varick (American, Hackensack, New Jersey 1753–1831 Jersey City, New Jersey)
  • Subject: Relates to DeWitt Clinton (American, Little Britain, New York 1769–1828 Albany, New York)
  • Date: October 20, 1818
  • Medium: Pen and ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet (folded dimensions): 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.8 × 20 cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.1523
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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