Continental Army in the American Revolution, 1780-1782.

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Continental Army in the American Revolution, 1780-1782.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758906023

The manuscript is an exceedingly interesting collection of historical letters addrsesed to and written by Colonel Hugh Hughes, Commanding General at West Point and Quarter Master General of the State of New York. They are all copies of the originals, the greater part being copied by Henry Peckwell, clerk. Most of the letters are requests for supplies for the Continental army, over which Colonel Hughes had supervision.

1 volume, 131 pages.

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McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

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Alexander McDougall (1732 – 9 June 1786) was a Scottish-born American seaman, merchant, a Sons of Liberty leader from New York City before and during the American Revolution, and a military leader during the Revolutionary War. He served as a major general in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress. After the war, he was the president of the first bank in the state of New York and served a term in the New York State Senate. Born on the Isle of Islay, in the Inner He...

Peckwell, Henry, 1747-1787

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Hughes, Hugh, -1804

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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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Heath, William, 1737-1814

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