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Goodwin, Ichabod, 1743-1829 to Morgan Lewis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.603.07 Author/Creator: Goodwin, Ichabod, 1743-1829 Place Written: Berwick, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 18, 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 16 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Goodwin informs Captain Lewis that Major Roberts has orders to march on the following Monday. Requests that Morgan send the troops from Sanford, Maine (where he was stationed) to a specified location. States "there has only seven as yet posed muster I expect the other three is in order to joyn the company." Goodwin reports that his captain will not contact Lewis directly.

Goodwin, Ichabod, 1743-1829
Lewis, Morgan, 1737-1784

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