LS, 1780 Jan. 12, Philadelphia, to the President of Delaware.

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LS, 1780 Jan. 12, Philadelphia, to the President of Delaware.

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Huntington, as President of the Continental Congress, writes to the President of Delaware (Caesar Rodney), transmitting a copy of an Act of Congress concerning provisions for the Continental Army. He asks that the states provide supplies for the needy army.

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