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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Hancock, John (1737-1793) to Nathanael Greene congratulating Greene for his appointment as Major General and sending along the General's uniform.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07884.01 Author/Creator: Hancock, John (1737-1793) Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1776/08/10 Pagination: 1 p. 34.7 x 20.2 cm Order a Copy

In part: "Confident of your zeal and attachment to the Liberties of America, I am persuaded, you will do every thing, to merit the Honour your country has now conferred on you."

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