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Humphreys, David (1752-1818) to Jeremiah Wadsworth

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03370 Author/Creator: Humphreys, David (1752-1818) Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 December 1786 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20 x 16 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Wadsworth to deliver to the bearer, Corporal Nichols, equipment such as bowls and kettles that "may be necessary for the Recruits in Town." Asks also for some boards for making bunks and provides some procedures for distributing the materials to commissioned officers.

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