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Hughes, James M., fl. 1783 [Extract from minutes]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02845 Author/Creator: Hughes, James M., fl. 1783 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 18 December 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

An extract from a council's minutes. States that the Governor of New York expresses his thanks for the citizens of the state and Major General Henry Knox for their help in "preserving the Peace and good Order of the Southern District, since the Evacuation thereof, by the Forces of his Britannic Majesty ... "

Hughes, James M., fl. 1783

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