Colerus, Christian de, fl. 1776-1784 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02997 Author/Creator: Colerus, Christian de, fl. 1776-1784 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 May 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.7 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy
Major Colerus seeks to obtain four months pay for his service in 1776 and 1777. Notes that his wife has died, and "with her all my Happiness is Vanished."
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