In Council of Safety. Philadelphia, October 14, 1776 : Sir, Congress has received intelligence from General Lee, that the Hessians have embarked from Staten-Island, and that there is too much reason to apprehend they are intended to act against this state:--we, therefore, most earnestly entreat you to exert yourself to the utmost to have your battalion in perfect readiness to march at the shortest warning. .
Notification by the Council of Safety regarding intelligence that the Hessians had moved from Staten Island, presumably to invade Pennsylvania.
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| OCLC: | 62818040 |
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| Language: | English |
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[Philadelphia] :
[Printed by John Dunlap],
[1776]
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| Online Resource: | LLMC Digital |
| Format: | Government Document Monograph Online Resource |