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Hardin, John, 1753-1792 to Joseph Harrance

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04771 Author/Creator: Hardin, John, 1753-1792 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 November 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the conduct of his militia and Major [James] Paul, about whom he "cannot say too much in his favour for his Distinguished behavior as a valuable officer." Notes Major Paul from Uniontown, Pennsylvania formed a battalion of volunteers to help General Josiah Harmar fight Indians on the Pennsylvania/Ohio frontier. Written from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

Hardin, John, 1753-1792
Harrance, John, fl. 1790

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