ALS, 1776 Mar. 17, Lebanon, Conn.[?], to Jabez Huntington.

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ALS, 1776 Mar. 17, Lebanon, Conn.[?], to Jabez Huntington.

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Requests a meeting with Jabez and Benjamin Huntington; Washington has informed him that the British have sailed for New York and has requested two thousand troops for the city's defense.

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Huntington, Benjamin, 1736-1800

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