[Orderly book] Camp on Susquehannah River, Oswego, Tioga, Canajoharie, Eastown, West Point [and elsewhere] 9 Aug.-11 Nov. 1779.

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[Orderly book] Camp on Susquehannah River, Oswego, Tioga, Canajoharie, Eastown, West Point [and elsewhere] 9 Aug.-11 Nov. 1779.

"The Commander in Chief informs his brave and Resolute army that the ... objects of this Expedition are accomplished (viz.) the Total Ruin of the Indian Settlements and Destruction of their Crops ..."

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Dodge, Henry, 1756-1820.

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