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Hunter, Samuel, ?-1784 to Joseph Reed

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02636 Author/Creator: Hunter, Samuel, ?-1784 Place Written: Sunbury, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1779/11/09 Pagination: 2 p. ; 35 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

Outlines the best positions for troops to defend the area, reports on Indian attack and scalping, and fears another attack.

Hunter, Samuel, ?-1784
Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785

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