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Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1749-1831 to Edward Hand

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02497.18 Author/Creator: Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1749-1831 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 January 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 31 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Created at a military site formerly known as Pimpton, New York. General Cortlandt comments that a letter Brigadier General Hand directed to General George Clinton was not received until 1 January. Encloses a return of men (not included) belonging to two unspecified regiments of infantry for Hand, Adjutant General.

Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1749-1831
Hand, Edward, 1744-1802
Clinton, George, 1739-1812

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