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Letter from Colonel Reed to General Heath

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COLONEL REED TO GENERAL HEATH.

October 1, 1776.

SIR: I wrote you this morning by the General' s direction to desire McCormick might be sent down here to be executed to-morrow, but as he has not arrived, I fear the letter has miscarried.

I send you back the proceedings of the Court-Martial on

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the other prisoners, which the General desires you would have carried into execution immediately.

I am, sir, your obedient, humble servant,

JOS˙ REED, Adjutant-General.

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Title

Letter from Colonel Reed to General Heath: Fears his letter of this morning has miscarried, repeats the direction respecting McCormick

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-10-01

Recipient

Heath, William, General

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: Continental Army
Military action: military organization and discipline
Military action: prisoners

Document ID

S5-V2-P01-sp23-D0029

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V2

Part

S5-V2-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V2-P01-sp23

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