Partly Printed Document Signed By Maryland Patriot Joshua Stevenson A Receipt For Flour Issued To
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1p. Usual folds. Item #377916 At the beginning of December 1779, Washington and his army began their winter encampment at Morristown, New Jersey. With the difficulties of the previous winter at Valley Forge fresh to mind, and with some 10,000 soldiers to house, clothe and feed, Washington issued a circular to the states on December 16, 1779 asking for help: “The situation of the Army with respect to supplies is beyond description alarming,
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