By the Honourable Cadwallader Colden, Esq; His Majesty's lieutenant governor, and commander in chief of the province of New-York ... To [blank] ...
| Corporate Author: | New York (Colony). Lieutenant Governor (1761-1775 : Colden) |
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| Other Authors: | Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776 |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 41404. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
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