Letter : Ti[conderoga, N.Y.], to Ebenezer Thompson, Exeter or Durham, [N.H.], 1777 June 27.

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Letter : Ti[conderoga, N.Y.], to Ebenezer Thompson, Exeter or Durham, [N.H.], 1777 June 27.

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June 27, 1777, letter written by Scammell from Fort Ticonderoga, to judge and public official Ebenezer Thompson of Durham, N.H., discussing Burgoyne's impending attack on Ticonderoga, Indian harassment, and the need to send recruits to the regiment as soon as possible.

1 item (1 folded cheet (4 p.)) ; 20 cm.

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