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Wendell, Henry Isaac (fl. 1755) to Jacob Wendell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.259 Author/Creator: Wendell, Henry Isaac (fl. 1755) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 April 1755 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 19 x 31 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses recruiting soldiers during the French and Indian War, noting that "The officers from England here make a Very bad hand at recruiting..." Jacob Wendell was Henry's uncle.

Wendell, Henry Isaac, fl. 1755
Wendell, Jacob, 1691-1761

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