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Taylor, George, fl. 1762 to Lieutenant General De Boice

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.446.13 Author/Creator: Taylor, George, fl. 1762 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 29, 1762 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Letter written to the Governor of (possibly &) Lieutenant General De [Boice] at Santo Domingo. Taylor, master of the brig New Grace, writes that he has taken two brigantines and two sloops, and that he put eighty people ashore with water and provisions. Requests "a Flag Truce to take them off the Island" as soon as possible. Letter written "On board the New Grace of the Cape."

Taylor, George, fl. 1762

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