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Galvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786 to Don Pedro Piernas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01163 Author/Creator: Galvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786 Place Written: Havana, Cuba Type: Letter signed Date: December 7, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.3 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Rough translation done amongst the staff. Letter written by Galvez as the Spanish military commander that harried British forces in the Deep South and the Caribbean to Piernas as a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish forces. Quick note that says that after Captain Gilberto Guillemard reestablishes himself and arrives at the plaza, he will have permission and assistance to do whatever is necessary. There is discoloration on the paper where a paperclip was used.

Galvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786
Piernas, Pedro, fl. 1781
Guillemard, Gilberto, fl. 1781

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