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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 to Henry Bromfield

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.021 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 24, 1778 Pagination: 1 p. + addr. + docket 33 x 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Written from camp near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Letter of introduction for Abraham Lott, Esquire. Lott was from New York City but was living in New Jersey.

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Bromfield, Henry, 1727-1820
Lott, Abraham, fl. 1778

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