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Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 to John Hancock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00307.01 Author/Creator: Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 Place Written: Reading, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 27, 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Thomas Mifflin informs Hancock that he has appointed "Francis Huger of Charleston South Carolina Deputy Quarter Master General for that State." He asks for a commission for Huger.

Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800
Hancock, John, 1737-1797
Huger, Francis, 1751-1811

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