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Letter from Jacob Barker to His Excellency Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of the State of New York concerning the Treaty of Ghent.
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Jacob Barker; 1779-1871; originally of Nantucket, Mass.; operated business in NYC; ship builder and financier; responsible for financing much of the War of 1812. Letter from Jacob Barker to His Excellency Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of the State of New York concerning the Treaty of Ghent.
Jacob Barker; 1779-1871; originally of Nantucket, Mass.; operated business in NYC; ship builder and financier; responsible for financing much of the War of 1812.
Letter from Jacob Barker to His Excellency Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of the State of New York concerning the Treaty of Ghent.