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Washington discharges all troops in Pennsylvania & the South...
Washington discharges all troops in Pennsylvania & the South...
Item # 700845
December 30, 1783
THE YORK COURANT, England, Dec. 30, 1783 Page 2 has reports concerning America including: "His Excellency Gen. Washington, by Proclamation... in compliance with a Resolve of Congress...has discharged all the troops in the service of the United States that are now in Pennsylvania, or to the Southward thereof, except the garrison of Fort Pitt."
Also a letter from Montreal mentions: "The situation of this numerous colony is at the moment very precarious. The Americans do not seek to unite themselves with us, to barter their commodities with ours. From their disaffection springs through ardent desire of independence on the borders of the River St. Lawrence..." with more on this.
Four pages, red tax stamp on the front page, good condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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