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Willcox, Joseph, fl. 1775-1787 to Jeremiah Wadsworth

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03520 Author/Creator: Willcox, Joseph, fl. 1775-1787 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 April 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 16.8 cm Order a Copy

Writes to Colonel Wadsworth to inform him of the lack of provisions at Springfield. Emphasize the need for the soldiers to be paid as they are now dependent on their credit. Believes this problem should take precedence over recruiting efforts.

Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Willcox, Joseph, fl. 1775-1787

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