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Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 to Barnabas Deane

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01759 Author/Creator: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 22, 1779 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Writing to his brother in reference to accusations of fraud against him in relation to foreign procurement of supplies, Deane finds "our Situation,...without a Parallel either in Ancient or Modern Story." Also describes the plight of American money, her people and her army.

Deane, Silas, 1737-1789
Deane, Barnabas, 1743-?

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