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Armstrong, John, 1755-1816 to Joseph Haslet

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03366 Author/Creator: Armstrong, John, 1755-1816 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter Date: 20 April 1813 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 28 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Writes to the governor of Delaware to relay that he is happy to hear that the state's legislature has drafted a battalion of Delaware militia into United States Army to fight in the War of 1812. Armstrong was the current Secretary of War.

Armstrong, John, Jr. 1758-1843
Haslet, Joseph, 1766-1823

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