Maxwell, Hugh, 1733-1799 to Michael Jackson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02820 Author/Creator: Maxwell, Hugh, 1733-1799 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 December 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 18.6 x 15.4 cm. Order a Copy
Reports to Brigadier General Michael Jackson concerning the state of clothing in the regiment. He finds the clothing "in a most distressing situation." A large number of the men are without items of clothing, such as shoes, stockings, etc. Writes that "many [of the men are] without shirts, their Coats Vest, and Breechis [sic] worn to rags; and the whole presents a Scene of distress which at this Season of the year fills my mind with such anxiety as I cannot discribe [sic]."
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