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Wendell, Henry Isaac, fl. 1755 to Jacob Wendell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.259 Author/Creator: Wendell, Henry Isaac, fl. 1755 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 12, 1755 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 19 cm, Width: 31 cm Order a Copy

Discusses recruiting soldiers during the French and Indian War, noting that "The officers from England here make a Very bad hand at recruiting..." Jacob Wendell was Henry's uncle.

Wendell, Henry Isaac, fl. 1755
Wendell, Jacob, 1691-1761

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