Letters and reports, 1777-1788.

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Letters and reports, 1777-1788.

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Letter to Edward Hand dated August 23, 1777 discusses provisioning troops during the American Revolution. Letter dated March 17, 1785 discusses cultivation of beans and turnips. Letter dated March 10, 1786 is addressed to Samuel Powel and discusses the management of bees. Letter dated July 31, 1788 is addressed to George Washington and discusses the importation of the Hessian fly and devastation of the wheat crops. Letter dated August 26, 1788 is addressed to Sir John Temple and discusses the Hessian fly and other insects.

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Hand, Edward, 1744-1802

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Edward Hand (31 December 1744 – 3 September 1802) was an Irish soldier, physician, and politician who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of general, and later was a member of several Pennsylvania governmental bodies. Born in Clyduff, King's County (now County Offaly), Ireland, Hand earned a medical certificate from Trinity College, Dublin before enlisting as a Surgeon's Mate in the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot. On 20 May 1767, he sa...

Powel, Samuel, 1738-1793

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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Morgan, George, 1743-1810

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Temple, John, Sir, 1732-1798

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Colonial official. From the description of Letter, 1782 Sept. 2, Boston, to the Massachusetts General Court. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 174137714 ...