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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02794.049 |
| From Archive Folder | Tobias Lear papers |
| Title | Amite Dodge to Tobias Lear regarding rumors of a covert deal for gun powder |
| Date | 9 June 1802 |
| Author | Dodge, Amite (fl. 1802) |
| Recipient | Lear, Tobias |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Dodge expresses concern that Americans were making covert deals for powder. "[A] letter has been intercepted from [illegible] to some of his friends here in which he says, By all means comply with the agreemt. with the Americans for Powder . . . . This is in every body's mouth." Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Caribbean Global History and Civics Ammunition Commerce Merchants and Trade Slave Rebellion Slavery Smuggling |
| People | Dodge, Amite (fl. 1802) Lear, Tobias (1762-1816) |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Dodge is most likely writing from the island of Santo Domingo. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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