Letter : Cambridge, Mass., to Pierre Van Cortlandt, [New York], 1776 Feb. 10.

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Letter : Cambridge, Mass., to Pierre Van Cortlandt, [New York], 1776 Feb. 10.

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Autograph letter signed. Signed by Washington. Washington writes that his troops are in great need of arms and asks Van Cortlandt to procure as many as he can.

1 item (2 p.) ; 23 cm.

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