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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Circular letter from Samuel Johnston to Ethelred Phillips
Johnston, Samuel, 1733-1816
March 20, 1788
Volume 21, Page 459

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GOV. SAML. JOHNSTON TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR PURCHASING TOBACCO AT TARBOROUGH.
[From Executive Letter Book.]

Edenton, 20th March, 1788.

Sir:

You will be careful to have all the Tobacco purchased by you for the State sent down to Washington and safely stored as soon as it can be conveniently done and send me the manifest.

I am, Sir,>
Your obedient Servant,
SAML. JOHNSTON.