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Morris, Richard, 1730-1810 to Abraham Ten Broeck

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.191.02 Author/Creator: Morris, Richard, 1730-1810 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1775-1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank Height: 9 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Address leaf for a letter written to Brigadier General Ten Broeck, commander of the Albany County militiamen throughout the Revolutionary War. Sender sent the letter "On public Service," and appears to be with the "Office of the Secretary of the State." Signature appears to be "Rd Morris," but needs to be confirmed. A vocal patriot before the war, Ten Broeck's service during the war was laudatory. He became a New York state senator and Mayor of Albany after the war.

Morris, Richard, 1730-1810
Ten Broeck, Abraham, 1734-1810

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