ALS : Trenton, N.J., to Joseph Reed, 1781 Sept. 14.

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ALS : Trenton, N.J., to Joseph Reed, 1781 Sept. 14.

Thanks Reed, the president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, for assistance in procuring ammunition for the Board of War, and reports the burning of New London, Connecticut, by the British under Benedict Arnold.

1 item (1 p.) ; 34 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6780450

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