Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825 to David Zeigler
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05340 Author/Creator: Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825 Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Manuscript letter Date: 9 March 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 18.9 cm, Width: 15.2 cm Order a Copy
Marked copy; titled "Copy of a letter from Lt. Col. Commandt. Wilkinson to Major Zeigler." Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Writes, "I yesterday received Advice from the Secretary of War, which Obliges me to retract the permission granted to you to pay a short visit to Philadelphia. The Season requires your Person, and therefore I do not feel myself Authorized to permit your Absence, but must require that you hold yourself in readiness for Command on the 12th Inst."
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