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Bushnell, David, 1740-1826 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09701 Author/Creator: Bushnell, David, 1740-1826 Place Written: Philipstown, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 March 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 18.9 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Requests a furlough for Josiah Robbins to go to Wethersfield, Connecticut. Written at Constitution Island.

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

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