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- GLC#
- GLC07700
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 8 April 1783
- Author/Creator
- Whipple, William, 1730-1785
- Title
- to Joseph Whipple
- Place Written
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Pagination
- 1 p. : docket Height: 19 cm, Width: 13.5 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- Creating a New Government
Informs his brother that "The Treaties of Peace were sign'd," officially ending the American Revolution, and that "The British I suppose are preparing to leave our Territory." Indicates that soldiers will soon be coming home in need of employment. Joseph Whipple was William's only living brother (by blood), although it is possible that the addressee was a brother-in-law.
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