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Visscher, John, fl. 1775-1780 to James Hughes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.560 Author/Creator: Visscher, John, fl. 1775-1780 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 12, 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 33 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Trouble obtaining handkerchiefs from a general. Encloses a letter for General Gates. Reports no news, but hears that British General John Burgoyne is "on the move to attack you."

Visscher, John, fl. 1775-1780
Hughes, James W., fl. 1777
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792

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