Brownard, Benjamin, fl. 1779 to Clement Biddle
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.239.02 Author/Creator: Brownard, Benjamin, fl. 1779 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 26, 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Letter written by Brownard from the Quartermaster General's office to Colonel Biddle as Deputy Quartermaster General of Pennsylvania. Says "The General" requests Biddle to provide pasture for the expresses - probably horses for the express riders - where they can be in one place as near to his office as possible.
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