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Letter from the President of Congress to Benjamin Flower

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PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS TO BENJAMIN FLOWER.

Philadelphia, July 31, 1776.

SIR: The enclosed commission of Commissary of Military Stores for the Flying Camp has been ready for you ever since the date of it. I should have forwarded it sooner if I had known where to send it. It was not till yesterday I heard you were with Colonel Dickinson at the Flying Camp.

I am, sir, your most humble servant,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.

To Benjamin Flower, New Jersey.

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Title

Letter from the President of Congress to Benjamin Flower: Appointed Commissary of Military Stores for the Flying-Camp

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-07-31

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: Continental Army
Key people, events, and institutions: Continental Congress
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment

Document ID

S5-V1-P01-sp06-D0922

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V1

Part

S5-V1-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V1-P01-sp06

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