Hull, William (1753-1825) [Letters exchanged between William Hull and Frederick Haldimand]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03028 Author/Creator: Hull, William (1753-1825) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 July 1784 - 13 July 1784 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 33.1 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Marked as a copy, but written in Hull's hand. Hull asks Haldimand, Governor of the Province of Quebec, "when each of the Posts within [United States] Territories now occupied by his Britanic Majesty's Forces will be delivered up agreeably to the definitive Treaty of Paris..." Also proposes the exchange of cannon and stores at the posts. Contains Haldimand's answer from Quebec, dated 13 July 1784. In his reply, Haldimand encloses a letter to Knox (not included) giving reasons why the matter is out of his power.
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