Letter, 1817 September 29, Litchfield, Conn., to Alden Partridge.

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Letter, 1817 September 29, Litchfield, Conn., to Alden Partridge.

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Will be concerned and disappointed if the investigation at the Military Academy at West Point does not vindicate Partridge's character but is too little acquainted with the controversy to express an opinion respecting it.

1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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