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Ko´sciuszko, Tadeusz (1746-1817) to Nathanael Greene

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05545 Author/Creator: Ko´sciuszko, Tadeusz (1746-1817) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 June 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 20.6 x 16.3 cm. Order a Copy

Ko´sciuszko, a colonel and engineer in the Continental Army, discusses military preparations for the Yorktown campaign. Comments on his earthworks and the need for more troops to protect them. Written "at Colo. Mayens."

Kosciuszko, Tadeusz, 1746-1817
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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