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Letter from tile Maryland Council of Safety to the Committee of Safety of Virginia

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MARYLAND COUNCIL OF SAFETY TO THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY OF VIRGINIA.

[No˙ 116.]
Annapolis, April 13, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: Mr˙ Risteau, the bearer, has the misfortune of having a brother in captivity, taken by Lord Dunmore and entertains some hopes of obtaining his release if he can gain access to him. He is a native of this Province, and well known to some of us to be a warm friend to American liberty; we should therefore be obliged to you if you

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would afford him any opportunity for that purpose that would not be injurious to the cause in which we are embarked. We are, &c.

To the Committee of Safety of Virginia.

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