Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 to [Jeremiah] Wadsworth
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01111 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: Dobbs Ferry, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 August 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20.5 x 15.8 cm. Order a Copy
Informs Colonel Wadsworth that William Richards, commissary of stores at Litchfield, Connecticut, intends to retire (malpractice charges were filed against Richards, see GLC02437.01110). Richards hopes to be able to remain in Connecticut, and Shaw solicits Wadsworth's recommendation on Richards's behalf. Written at camp near Dobbs Ferry.
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