Cooke, Nicholas, 1717-1782 to George Washington
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00260 Author/Creator: Cooke, Nicholas, 1717-1782 Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 28 March 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
On behalf of the General Assembly of Rhode Island, Governor Cooke requests artillery pieces for the defense of the colony, as well as the return of artillery lent to the Continental Army in Cambridge for the seige of Boston. The British evacuated Boston on 17 March 1776. "On public service" written on address leaf.
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