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Whipple, William (1730-1785) to Josiah Bartlett

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05878 Author/Creator: Whipple, William (1730-1785) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 March 1777 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 32 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses Continental troop movements, specifically regarding Fort Ticonderoga and New Jersey. Also, rising cost of living and collapsing currency, taxation, Franklin's reception at Versailles, and New Hampshire politics.

Whipple, William, 1730-1785
Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795

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