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Zeigler, David (1748-1811) to James Wilkinson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05341 Author/Creator: Zeigler, David (1748-1811) Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 9 March 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 18.9 x 15.3 cm. Order a Copy

Marked copy; titled "Copy of a letter from Major Zeigler to Lt. Col. Commandt. Wilkinson." Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Comments on the job the Quartermaster has performed, and justifies his own conduct when working on behalf of the state of Pennsylvania.

Zeigler, David, 1748-1811
Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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