ALS, 1778 October 8, Philadelphia Gaol to Daniel Clymer / J.W. Roberts.

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ALS, 1778 October 8, Philadelphia Gaol to Daniel Clymer / J.W. Roberts.

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Roberts asks Clymer to assist him as he awaits "destruction" after being convicted of high treason.

1 item (2 p.) ; 33 cm.

Haverford College Library

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Haverford College Library

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Roberts, John, 1721-1778

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A Quaker, Roberts tried to assist other Quakers who had been exiled to Virginia on suspicion of being Loyalists during the American Revolution. Roberts was convicted of high treason and hanged. From the description of ALS, 1778 October 8, Philadelphia Gaol to Daniel Clymer / J.W. Roberts. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 221699741 ...

Clymer, Daniel Cunyngham, 1748-1810

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Daniel Cunyngham Clymer was an officer of the Philadelphia Military Assocators, 5th Rifle Battalion, 1776, a Deputy Commissary General of Prisoners in the Continental Army, 1777-1781, and then a lawyer in Berks Co., PA. From the description of Papers, 1766-1899 (inclusive), 1766-1809 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122380249 ...