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Pike, Zebulon M., 1779-1813 to William Hamilton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02475.11 Author/Creator: Pike, Zebulon M., 1779-1813 Place Written: Mt. Balanjer Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1811 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Indicates to Lieutenant Hamilton that he has waited three days for the General and plans to move to another location. Asks for "the descriptive lists of those men whom the Genl. brought Down with him." The address identifies Hamilton as an aid de camp.

Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813
Hamilton, William, fl. 1811

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