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Copy of a letter : New York, to Richard Henry Lee, 1785 Mar. 7.

BIB_ID
120003
Accession number
MA 558.140
Creator
Webb, Samuel Blachley, 1753-1807.
Display Date
1785 Mar. 7.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1905.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 32.4 cm
Notes
Endorsed as "Copy of General Webb's [illegible[ to Congress, 7th March 1785."
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.
Summary
Offering himself as a candidate for a position that would allow him to "continue in the immediate service of my Country;" summarizing his military career from April 22, 1775 to June 1783 when he was breveted Brigadier General.