Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) to Robert M. Patterson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02978.09 Author/Creator: Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 September 1814 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 20 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy
Requests that Patterson, the chief engineer of the Corps of Field Engineers, report whether or not a man named Dr. Paschall consented to having his grounds entered and upon what terms. Also asks him to report on others who had consented to have their grounds occupied and works built upon them by the Corps of Field Engineers. See GLC02978.10 for Patterson's response.
Robert M. Patterson was a professor of natural and experimental philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. Jonathan Williams was the chairman of the Committee of Defence.
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