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Colerus, Christian de (fl. 1776-1784) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02997 Author/Creator: Colerus, Christian de (fl. 1776-1784) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 May 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 32.7 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Major Colerus seeks to obtain four months pay for his service in 1776 and 1777. Notes that his wife has died, and "with her all my Happiness is Vanished."

Colerus, Christian de, fl. 1776-1784
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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