Cotton, Theophilus, fl. 1767-1777 to Joseph Spencer
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.63.02 Author/Creator: Cotton, Theophilus, fl. 1767-1777 Place Written: Camp at Tiverton, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 26, 1777 Pagination: Order a Copy
Cotton reports to Major General Joseph Spencer that some boatmen refused to obey orders in a "mutinous manner." Cotton asks that Spencer try the men because the crime is of too high a nature for him to try them himself. The men's names are included in the letter. The verso of the letter contains instructions on how returns should be made.
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