Rice, John, fl. 1776 to Andrew Caldwell

GLC01450.011.03

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GLC#
GLC01450.011.03-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 6, 1776
Author/Creator
Rice, John, fl. 1776
Title
to Andrew Caldwell
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 p. : address Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Petition cosigned by Charles Alexander, John Hamilton, James Montgomery, Richard Eyres, Alexander Henderson, James Blair, Gibbs Jones, Benjamin Thompson, and John Chutham. Signers notify Caldwell that William Duncan, gunner of the Washington (a ship) broke from his office to do duty as a private by sentence of a court martial. Some unknown authority then restored Duncan to his former station in violation of the court. Caldwell was Commander in Chief of the armed boats of Philadelphia.

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