Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808 to Hannah Bailey
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.007 Author/Creator: Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808 Place Written: Swanton Falls, Vermont Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 May 1813 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
A letter from Jacob Bailey to his wife Hannah Bailey. In his letter Bailey writes about his experience in Colonel Denny McCobb's Volunteer Regiment including an improvement in troop moral and stopping smugglers. Bailey also asks his wife for continued prayer and to write to him more frequently.
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