Deblois, Stephen, 1735-1805 to Joseph Clarke
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.139 Author/Creator: Deblois, Stephen, 1735-1805 Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 April 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address : 24 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Deblois, a loyalist writing during the American Revolution, thanks Clarke for forwarding him a letter from John Glover, a colonel in the Continental Army, and asks him to forward a letter to Nathaniel Clark and Jeremiah Clark, possibly the commander of the guard ship Pigot in Providence.
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