Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 to Nehemiah Hubbard
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07884.04 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Morristown, [New Jersey] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1780/06/20 Pagination: 2 p. 27.2 x 21.4 cm Order a Copy
Seeking his help in locating someone to accompany Mrs. Greene on her travels from Hartford home. He then goes on to report on military operations. In part: "The Enemy is out in this side of Elizabethtown. They marched about four miles into the Country and then retreated back again....It is expected they mean to penetrate the Country; but I hope they will meet with such a sour face, that they will not like the looks of things and quit their enterprise."
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