ALS, 1776 March 17 : Philadelphia, to Doctor Joshua Bracket, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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ALS, 1776 March 17 : Philadelphia, to Doctor Joshua Bracket, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14123096

Tells of war preparation in the colonies since "the late acts of Parliament (Justifying the Pirates in seizing & destroying American Property ...) will cause a final separation ..." Expects assistance from France, and that Russia will not help Britain.

2 1/2 p. ; 33 x 20.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Whipple, William, 1731-1785

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William Whipple Jr. (January 25, 1731 [O.S. January 14, 1730] – November 28, 1785) was an American Founding Father and signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. He represented New Hampshire as a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 through 1779. He worked as both a ship's captain and a merchant and studied in college to become a judge. Born in Kittery, Massachusetts Bay (now part of Maine), Whipple was educated at a common school until he went off to sea, becoming a ...

Bracket, Joshua.

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