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- GLC#
- GLC00782.06-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- October 2, 1776
- Author/Creator
- Hancock, John, 1737-1793
- Title
- to the Assembly of New Jersey
- Place Written
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 21 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
President of the Continental Congress Hancock reminds the Assembly of New Jersey of the requirement that they provide the military with physicians to certify surgeons and their assistants. If New Jersey does not comply, it will risk losing representation in Congress. Several other states were called upon to take the same action.
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