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Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814 to John Gibson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.16 Author/Creator: Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814 Place Written: White Plains, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 14, 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Biddle mentions leaving Valley Forge and indicates that he has sent payment for a (unspecified) debt.

Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814
Gibson, John, 1729-1782

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