Letter, 1817 November 29, Litchfield, Conn.

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Letter, 1817 November 29, Litchfield, Conn.

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Requests recipient to obtain signatures on petition to Congress to increase remuneration to Revolutionary officers and return it to Ebenezer Huntington in Washington.

2 p. ; 26 x 20 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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