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Hall, Samuel, 1740-1807 New-England chronicle, or the Essex gazette. [Vol 8, no. 396, (February 29 to March 6, 1776)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08663 Author/Creator: Hall, Samuel, 1740-1807 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Newspaper Date: 29 February 1776-6 March 1776 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 37.5 cm, Width: 24.5 cm Order a Copy

Includes a call for female nurses needed for the Continental hospitals. " ... Wanted for the General Hospital, a number of Nurses for the houses at Cambridge and Roxbury, the preference will be given to Boston and Charlestown women, and some men labourers, as assistant to nurses ... " Also prints the proceedings of the Admiralty Court and news from London including the, "Government Plan of Negotiation with America." Printed by Samuel Hall.

Hall, Samuel, 1740-1807

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