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Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) to Jeremiah Wadsworth

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04831 Author/Creator: Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) Place Written: Reading, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 November 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the "many just complaints" of Continental officers regarding pay and the depreciation of Continental bonds.

Parsons, Samuel Holden, 1737-1789
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804

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