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Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 to Henry Glen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01406 Author/Creator: Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 1, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Schuyler, then a major general in the Continental Army, reports to Glen, an agent for Indian affairs, complaints from Indians that they cannot mend their axes for want of iron and that "their women are almost naked and Incapable to fetch a sufficiency of wood for their own use." He seeks assistance for them, stating that "they highly deserve every aid we can give them."

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Glen, Henry, 1739-1814

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