Letter : [Springfield, N.J.], to [Governor William Livingston, 1780 June 18].

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Letter : [Springfield, N.J.], to [Governor William Livingston, 1780 June 18].

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Postscript to a ms. letter of the same date, in the handwriting of Robert Hanson Harrison and signed by Washington; describes British ships at Sandy Hook, N.J., assumed to be carrying Sir Henry Clinton; conveys urgent need for more troops.

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