Clift, Samuel, fl. 1777 to Isaac Gallup

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GLC#
GLC05729
Type
Letters
Date
5 July 1777
Author/Creator
Clift, Samuel, fl. 1777
Title
to Isaac Gallup
Place Written
Peekskill, New York
Pagination
2 p. : address ; Height: 21.9 cm, Width: 15.6 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Reports "The enemy have all mov'd on Staten Island." Also "John Murry was executed here last Tuesday for deserting and Inlisting several times," and others are sentenced to die for the same crime. Hopes to be "making our fortunes, this year, as our living is so very cheap," and lists prices of certain items. Men in high spirits and good health, "I hear very little complaints among the soldiers." Signs himself "Upon the Highest Hill in America."

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