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Dunlap, John, 1747-1812 Pennsylvania packet.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08715.02 Author/Creator: Dunlap, John, 1747-1812 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 25 May 1779 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

Proclamation by George Washington extending the deadline from 1 May 1779 to 5 July 1779 for deserters to receive a full pardon by returning to their corps. Proclamation dated 22 April 1779 from Middle-Brook, New Jersey. Original pardon proclamation in 10 April 1779 issue of the Pennsylvania Packet (GLB00317.01). Supplement passed by the Pennsylvania legislature to an act funding the state's defense. Supplement passed by the Pennsylvania legislature to an act settling the accounts of the Committee and Council of Safety. News from various cities about the Revolutionary War. Public notices, including an upcoming town meeting. Various advertisements.

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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