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McPherson, Major General, fl. 1863 to Joseph Vose

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09338.07 Author/Creator: McPherson, Major General, fl. 1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 20,1781 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Lafayette's Aide-de-Camp giving directions to Colonel Vose for his regiment's advance toward Richmond, Virginia. "Halt, till further orders at the Meadow Bridge."

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Vose, Joseph, 1738-1816
McPherson, Major General, fl. 1863

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