Letter : Philad[elphia], to J. Wadsworth, 1780, Apr. 15.

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Letter : Philad[elphia], to J. Wadsworth, 1780, Apr. 15.

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Addresses J. Wadsworth, probably Jeremiah, about Wadsworth's difficulties getting reimbursement from the Continental Congress for money spent on supplies from Connecticut. Ellsworth urges Wadsworth to send the Treasury proof of what he has paid from his own funds. Mentions Col. Henry Champion, who in 1780 was appointed commissary of the eastern department of the Continental Army.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804

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United States. Continental Army

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Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807

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