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Autograph letter signed : Perth Amboy, to Benjamin Franklin, 1776 Aug. 1.

BIB_ID
132189
Accession number
MA 558.76
Creator
Mercer, Hugh, approximately 1725-1777.
Display Date
1776 Aug. 1.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1905.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 32.3 cm
Notes
Address panel with traces of a seal to "the Hon'ble / Benj. Franklin Esq. / Chairman of the Committee of / Safety / Philadelphia."
Endorsed.
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
Recommending Francis Mentges for promotion to Lieutenant.