Letter, 1775 May 5, to John Hurd.

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Letter, 1775 May 5, to John Hurd.

Wheelock, replies to Col. John Hurd and others, of Haverhill, NH, concerning militia commissions and the right of revolution.

1 sheet ; 20 x 32 cm. folded to 20 x 16 cm.

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