LS, 1798 June 1, Philadelphia, to the Officers of the Militia

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LS, 1798 June 1, Philadelphia, to the Officers of the Militia

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Letter "To the Officers of the Militia and the other Freeholders and Inhabitants of the town of Duanesburgh in the County of Albany and the State of New York" responding to a letter from the townspeople concerning events of the time.

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