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[Notice of a meeting for members of the volunteer association of field engineers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02978.23 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 1814/10/29 Pagination: 1 p. ; 10 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

Announces a meeting at Rubicam's Tavern "to receive a communication from the General Committee of Defence" (see GLC02978.21 and GLC02978.22). Possibly written by Robert M. Patterson.

Patterson, Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854

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