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Stanley, Daniel, fl. 1775 to Jabez Ellis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.436.02 Author/Creator: Stanley, Daniel, fl. 1775 Place Written: Attleborough, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 22, 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 31 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Stanley says he has sent food gathered from the townspeople to support Ellis' troops. "Don't give up the cause but go on and the Lord be with you," he prays for the troops.

Stanley, Daniel, fl. 1775
Ellis, Jabez, 1733-1808

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