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North, Frederick, 1732-1792 to Friedrich Riedesel

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06635 Author/Creator: North, Frederick, 1732-1792 Place Written: London, England Type: Letter signed Date: 16 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Orders Riedesel, the commander of Hessian troops in Canada, to prepare to return to Europe in accordance with the provisional peace treaty made to end the American Revolution. Written at Whitehall.

North, Frederick, 1732-1792
Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800

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