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Hancock, John, 1737-1793 [Orders to George Washington to blockade the Hudson River]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00372.01 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 11 October 1776 Pagination: 1 p : docket ; 21 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Orders to blockade and defend Mount Washington from the enemy without regard to expense. Allows Washington's appointment of a Deputy Commissary of Stores for the Army at New York. Docket not in Hancock's hand.

Hancock, John, 1737-1797
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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