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Brown, Jacob, 1775-1828 to George Newbould

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02047 Author/Creator: Brown, Jacob, 1775-1828 Place Written: French Mills, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1813/12/28 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

General Brown forwards $300 to pay interest on a bond. Notes that his quarters are good and that supplies are coming to his town. Indicates that he is not worried by the enemy forces in the vicinity and welcomes an attack, because it would "give me another chance for acquiring military reputation and of promoting the honor...of my Country." In a postscript, seeks Newbould's candid opinion of the army.

Brown, Jacob, 1775-1828
Newbould, George, fl. 1813

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