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Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 to Capt. Thatcher

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.349 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 Place Written: Hingham Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 27, 1758 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Lincoln writes to Thatcher about a meeting of officers about a proposed expedition against Canada.

Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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