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Richard Young letter to the Quarter Master General of the French Army(1781 December 5)

  • MS 1943.1
  • 1 item

Young writes from Fredericksburg, VA to Pierre Francois Beville, Quartermaster General under Rochambeau (at Williamsburg, VA) concerning his inability to pay express riders. The situation is critical. He has written to Maj. [Richard] Claiborne and will write to Col. [James] Hendricks in Alexandria [VA] concerning the problem. In the meantime, riders have agreed to deliver dispatches as far as Lynches Tavern.

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