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Four 18th Century American Military Documents

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Four 18th Century American Military Documents
<B>Four 18th Century American Military Manuscript Documents,</B></I> as follows:<BR>ALS, "<I>Willi. Atlee</B></I>", two pages, 8" x 13.25", Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, August 14, 1777, to Elias Boudinot, n.p. An important letter regarding the disposition of Hessian prisoners should the British advance towards Lancaster. Archival repair along left margin, else fine condition.<BR>ALS, "<I>Willi. Atlee</B></I>", two pages, 8" x 13.25", Lancaster. Pennsylvania, May 25, 1781, to Joseph Reed, n.p. Regards unrest in Lancaster barracks. Very good condition.<BR>ALS, "<I>John Franklin, James Irvine, John Connelly</B></I>", one page with William Moore ANS on verso, 8" x 13", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 27, 1782, to William Moore, President of Pennsylvania, n.p. A request of to New Jersey's governor to allow one Elizabeth Robbins to pass from New York to Pennsylvania. Fine condition.<BR>ADS, "<I>David Evans</B></I>", two pages, 7.5" x 12.5", Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 8, 1798. A bill detailing the labors of sixteen men who fashioned boats and gun carriages for the military. Fine condition. <I>From the collection of Henry E. Luhrs.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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