Letter, 1788 Mar. 17.

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Letter, 1788 Mar. 17.

Letter requesting an opinion on the application of Ky. for admission to the Union.

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The Filson Historical Society

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Irvine, William, 1741-1804

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William Irvine (November 3, 1741 – July 29, 1804) was an Irish-American physician, soldier, and statesman from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine as a ship's surgeon for the Royal Navy before he sympathized with the American Revolution and fought against the British during the American Revolutionary War. As tensions escalated between the American colonies and the British government during the 1770s, Irvine sympathized and allied himself with the revolutionary cause. He subsequently se...