Whipple, William, 1730-1785 [to Meshech Weare]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05897 Author/Creator: Whipple, William, 1730-1785 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 June 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 18.7 cm, Width: 14.3 cm Order a Copy
Signed "W." by Whipple and "B", by fellow New Hampshire congressman Josiah Bartlett. Asks for New Hampshire's views on the question of independence and states that a committee is being formed for this purpose. Stresses the importance of this subject. Many cross-outs. Letter is written on the address leaf of a letter sent to Whipple in Congress at Philadelphia from Meshech Weare. Docketed "Col. Weare."
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