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United States. Continental Congress. Resolution re: shortage of military supplies

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02121 Author/Creator: United States. Continental Congress. Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1780/10/24 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Thomson as Secretary of Congress. The resolution is a response to a report of the Commissary General Col. E. Blaine. Was written in Congress.

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