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Reed, Governor Joseph, fl. 1780 to General Anthony Wayne

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09031 Author/Creator: Reed, Governor Joseph, fl. 1780 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 October 1780 Pagination: 7 p. Order a Copy

"The raising a Sum of hard Money is ... indespensably necessary not only for the recruiting Service but the Pay of the Army & Support of our Prisoners on Long Island." Describes the bickerings of the assembly, and an empty treasury amidst abundance.

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