Letter : Williamsburg, [Va.], to Governor [Robert Hunter] Morris, [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1755 Feb. 14.

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Letter : Williamsburg, [Va.], to Governor [Robert Hunter] Morris, [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1755 Feb. 14.

February 14, 1755, letter from St. Clair to Robert Hunter Morris, governor of Pennsylvania, regarding preparations for Braddock's Pennsylvania expedition.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 32 cm.

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