Loring, Joshua, 1744-1789 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01390 Author/Creator: Loring, Joshua, 1744-1789 Place Written: Elizabeth, New Jersey Type: Letter Date: 15 April 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket : 22.4 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Written from Elizabethtown, present-day Elizabeth, New Jersey. Asks Knox to facilitate the exchange of Lieutenant Haldane, an aide-de-camp of Lord Cornwallis. Believes that when General George Washington hears that he has personal reasons for wanting to exchange Lieutenant Haldane, he "will oblige me in my Request."
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