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McIntosh, Lachlan (1725-1806) to Lieutenant of Berkeley County, Virginia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04818 Author/Creator: McIntosh, Lachlan (1725-1806) Place Written: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 August 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank : docket : ; 34.9 x 22.9 cm. Order a Copy

Conveying instructions of Virginia Governor Patrick Henry to contribute militia for McIntosh's expedition into Indian Territory. Asks for three hundred fully armed men and requests that they be enlisted for the longest possible duration because the distance and obstacles are uncertain. Written from Fort Pitt.

McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806

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