http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=William_Tatham_to_William_Armistead_Burwell,_13_June_1805&feed=atom&action=historyWilliam Tatham to William Armistead Burwell, 13 June 1805 - Revision history2024-03-29T08:49:45ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.27.5http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php?title=William_Tatham_to_William_Armistead_Burwell,_13_June_1805&diff=70557&oldid=prevGwsweeney: /* Page 4 */2019-07-23T17:40:08Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Page 4</span></span></p>
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