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Extract of a letter from Pennyslvania received by the pacquet, that came last from thence

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09054.15 Author/Creator: Place Written: Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: circa March 1756 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Gives a report on the situation in America. Mentions Quakers and people who "also seem to think their ale is at stake." States that "Col. Washington is gone to New York..." possibly involved in the attack at Fort DuQuesne. Gilt edges. Watermarked with a crest, a symbol that looks like a 4 and the letters SCI.

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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