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From Thomas Digges -

27 Octo 80
Your last is of the 25 Sepr. Mr. W. ...

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Bordeaux 28 8bre 1780
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To Thomas Digges

Docno: PJA10d209

Author: JA
Author: San, Fernando Raymond
Recipient: Digges, Thomas
Recipient: Church, William Singleton
Date: 1780-10-28

[salute] Sir

Give me Leave to trouble you, to Send me two Newspapers, the General Advertiser and the Morning Post, Let them be sent constantly by the Post, to the Address of Mynheer Henry Schorn, Amsterdam. I have an opportunity already of Seeing Some other Papers.
Let me beg the favour of your sending me also, General Burgoines and General Hows Narrative. When your Funds are near exhausted let me know.
It would be but Affectation in me to offer Money to Mr. Laurens, who cannot be at a Loss, if he could be, he, or you for him may command me. Where are Manly and Cunningham? If you can assist them command me.
[signed] F.R.S.
LbC Adams Papers ; directed to: “Mr. Church.”
 
1. The Letterbook copy is undated, but Digges indicates in his reply of 14 Nov. (below) that the recipient's copy was dated the 28th.
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
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