Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-08-24

Ioseph r Chandler, Esq Mrs L. IL Sigourney
Robert Morris, Esq S Hale
Hon R L Conrad " n Sargent
S G Walker, Esq " M A Potts
r Penn Smith, ESQ Bache
John Greenough, Esq Miss Rand.
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