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Bryan, George (1731-1791) to John Armstrong

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02503.05 Author/Creator: Bryan, George (1731-1791) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.5 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Reports the appointment of Nicholas Fitzsimons as the keeper of the hospital on Province Island (also called State Island). Bryan had been a member of the Stamp Act Congress. Armstrong was secretary of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.

Bryan, George, 1731-1791
Knox, Robert, fl. 1783
Armstrong, John, Jr., 1758-1843
Fitzsimons, Nicholas, fl. 1783

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