Pulaski, Casimir, 1747-1779 to Colonel Hoppé
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03568 Author/Creator: Pulaski, Casimir, 1747-1779 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 18 June 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 33.6 cm, Width: 22.3 cm Order a Copy
Written by Brigadier General Pulaski, a Polish count, as commander of his independent cavalry brigade to a Colonel Hoppé as Quartermaster General in Easton, Pennsylvania. Pulaski was soliciting help for the creation of what would become the "Pulaski Legion." Asks Hoppé to "Render all the Services which will Lay in your Power to Mr. Couch Colonel of My Legion, if he should be in the Case to Desire some things of you."
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