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Autograph letter signed : Head Quarters Raritan [NJ], to the Council of Safety, 1777 Mar. 16.

BIB_ID
103761
Accession number
MA 558.41
Creator
Heard, Nathaniel, approximately 1730-1792.
Display Date
1777 Mar. 16.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1905.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 28.6 cm
Notes
Address panel to "The Hon'ble / The Council of Safety / of / Philadelphia."
Docketed.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by Generals of the American Revolution; see collection record (MA 558) for more information.
With two manuscript notes of authorization on the verso permitting the bearer of the letter to pass through to Philadelphia.
Summary
Sending the bearer of the letter, a "Deserter from the British Army, which came in Friday last and agreeable to his Excellency's Orders."