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Elmer, Ebenezer, 1752-1843 Two letters by Ebenezer Elmer [Decimalized .01-.02]

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Written at Camp Middlebrook. Dated June 20, 1777 - May 12, 1783.

GLC#
GLC01450.165-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
1777-1783
Author/Creator
Elmer, Ebenezer, 1752-1843
Title
Two letters by Ebenezer Elmer [Decimalized .01-.02]
Place Written
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Pagination
2 items
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence
Elmer, Ebenezer, 1752-1843
Love Letters
Soldier's Letter
Revolutionary War
Military History
Marriage

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GLC01450.165.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Hannah Seeley

June 20, 1777

Elmer, Ebenezer, 1752-1843

Discusses army life. Says he enjoys writing her in his spare time. Tells her that "The movements of a rambling army...exposed to the dangers of leaded weapons...slaughter & bloodshed affor nothing but maloncholy scenes...too shocking for matter o...

GLC01450.165.01
GLC01450.165.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Hannah Seeley

May 12, 1783

Elmer, Ebenezer, 1752-1843

Speaks of his desire to return to a peaceful life now that the war is over. "As we have now happily terminated a war which has raged for eight full years with every species of Horror, I contemplate the speedy return to the peaceful paths of domestic...

GLC01450.165.02