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Prevost, Augustine, 1744-1821 to Dr. Stringer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.63.01 Author/Creator: Prevost, Augustine, 1744-1821 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 11, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Prevost writes to inform Stringer that he has been ordered to disband provincial troops and will be embarking for St. Johns [Saint John River in present-day New Brunswick, Canada].

Prevost, Augustine, 1744-1821
Stringer, Samuel, fl. 1783

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