Phillips, William, 1731-1781 to William Heath
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.078 Author/Creator: Phillips, William, 1731-1781 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Letter signed Date: April 15, 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 37.5 cm Order a Copy
Phillips states that it is increasingly important that Captain Willoe go to Canada. Requests passports be granted for Willoe, two servants, and three women to sail to Halifax with a Flag of Truce. He wants Heath to get a passport that will admit the vessels into port and asks him to advise what papers Willoe needs in order to prevent being taken as a prize by a privateer ship. Phillips was a British general, and Heath was a Continental general.
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