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Nourse, James, 1731-1784 to Horatio Gates

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.264 Author/Creator: Nourse, James, 1731-1784 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1755-1763 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

Discusses Major Gates' son, comments on the law requiring giving arms to the militia, and mentions Colonel George Washington twice.

Nourse, James, 1731-1784
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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