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Letter from Ephraim Anderson to the President of Congress

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EPHRAIM ANDERSON TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.

New York, July 19, 1776.

HONOURABLE SIR: I have the honour now to inform you that I am preparing for the destruction of the British fleet in this harbour, and hope in a few days to be able to give a good account of the greatest part of them.

I should be extremely thankful if the Congress will honour me with the appointment of Deputy Adjutant-General to the Flying Camp. It is a department in which I am sure I can be of infinite service to the cause, by disciplining young troops, both officers and men. I will leave myself upon the Congress for the above, or any other appointment they may honour me with, &c.

I am, honoured sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, EPHRAIM ANDERSON.

To the Honourable John Hancock, Esq˙, President of Congress, at Philadelphia.

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Title

Letter from Ephraim Anderson to the President of Congress: Is preparing for the destruction of the British Fleet in the harbour of New-York

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-07-19

Recipient

Hancock, John

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: Continental Congress
Military action: intelligence and planning

Document ID

S5-V1-P01-sp06-D0310

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V1

Part

S5-V1-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V1-P01-sp06

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