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Hancock, John, 1737-1793 to David Wooster

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06404 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 October 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Directing Brigadier General Wooster's troops to build batteries on the highlands of Hudson (North) River as per General Schuyler's commands.

Hancock, John, 1737-1797
Wooster, David, 1711-1777
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Continental Congress
Congress
Revolutionary War
Military History
Fortification
The War for Independence

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