Goodwin, Ichabod (1743-1829) to Morgan Lewis
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.603.07 Author/Creator: Goodwin, Ichabod (1743-1829) Place Written: Berwick, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 July 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 16 x 16 cm. Order a Copy
Goodwin informs Captain Lewis that Major Roberts has orders to march on the following Monday. Requests that Morgan send the troops from Sanford, Maine (where he was stationed) to a specified location. States "there has only seven as yet posed muster I expect the other three is in order to joyn the company." Goodwin reports that his captain will not contact Lewis directly.
Lewis's company of militia marched in response to the 19 April 1775 Lexington Alarm. Lewis also served as a select man for Sanford (present day Maine).
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