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By the time of Blanchard’s visit to Philadelphia, he already had made a name for hmself, having crossed the English Channel in 1785 with Dr. John Jeffries, an American. (Library of Congress)
Library of Congress
By the time of Blanchard’s visit to Philadelphia, he already had made a name for hmself, having crossed the English Channel in 1785 with Dr. John Jeffries, an American. (Library of Congress)
Library of Congress