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Clinton, George, 1686-1761 to Edward Collins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.176 Author/Creator: Clinton, George, 1686-1761 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Letter signed Date: June 13, 1746 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

New York Governor Clinton writes to Major Collins to inform him that he disapproves of an enlistment scheme in Albany and has written "to Capt Marshall to put a stop to it, & discharge those Inlisted." Concludes: "I am surprizes that the Colonels shou'd suffer their Men to depart without proper Arms & Accoutrements, and I think that Colo Schuyler is in the right to provide them with what is necessary. A note by Clinton on the verso mentions a commission for Collins and the regulation of pay. Another note by Collins asks for blankets and guns.

Clinton, George, 1686-1761
Collins, Edward, fl. 1746

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