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- GLC#
- GLC00621
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- October 5, 1780
- Author/Creator
- Penn, John, 1741-1788
- Title
- to Jethro Sumner
- Place Written
- Hillsborough, North Carolina
- Pagination
- 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Written by Penn, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a Continental Congressman to Brigadier General Sumner in North Carolina. Informs Sumner that the militia must serve three months from the time they were at headquarters, not counting the time they were absent from their regiments since the defeat. Mentions insubordinate soldiers by saying, "those Men that are refractory ought to be informed that they must be obedient to the Laws of their Country." States that the board has written to Colonel Polk to furnish provisions for Sumner. Tells Sumner that Colonel Daniel Morgan and General William Smallwood will leave tomorrow with troops to join Sumner. The weather has delayed them for two days.
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