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Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 to H. Hollingsworth re: order to purchase or seize food

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05581 Author/Creator: Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 Place Written: Valley Forge Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1778/02/25 Pagination: 2 p. 24.5 x 18.3 cm Order a Copy

[At height of Valley Forge supply crisis.]

Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806

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