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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 to Henry Bromfield

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.021 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 24, 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket : address Height: 33 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Letter written from camp near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Letter of introduction for Abraham Lott, Esquire. Lott was from New York City but was living in New Jersey.

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Bromfield, Henry, 1727-1820
Lott, Abraham, fl. 1778

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