LS : Middle Brook, N.Y., to Lord Cornwallis, 1777 June 2.

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LS : Middle Brook, N.Y., to Lord Cornwallis, 1777 June 2.

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Protests the brutal murder of an American prisoner of war, LieutenantWilliam Martin, by British cavalry, and sends his body to the British lines as proof of the charge and an appeal to Cornwallis's humanity. Written in the hand of Alexander Hamilton.

1 item (1 p.) ; 30 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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