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George Clinton to James Duane sending news of movement of Washington's army outside Philadelphia, 30 December 1777
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George Clinton to James Duane sending news of movement of Washington's army outside Philadelphia, 30 December 1777.
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Summary
Written by Clinton as Governor of New York and a Brigadier General in the Continental Army to Duane as a Continental Congressman. Recipient inferred from the reference to Mrs. Duane at the end of the letter. References Duane's letter of 23 December 1777. Says nothing of importance has happened at headquarters. Sends news of movement of Washington's army outside Philadelphia. Reports that British crossed the Schuylkill River and that some minor skirmishes have taken place. The British retreated to Philadelphia and Washington has gone to Gulph - near Valley Forge. Says I believe [they] are now in Winter Quarters at an Iron Works about 8 Miles from that Place & 20 from Philadelphia. Hears that Randolph's Brigade has arrived to the Southward with a valuable quantities of supplies.
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American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Correspondence
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