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Dates:

4 Sep. 1777

Original paper slip text:4 Sept. 1777.

Author's location:

Philadelphia,

Original paper slip text:Philadelphia

Author:

John Adams

Original paper slip text:[JA]

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Henry Laurens

Original paper slip text:Henry Laurens

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Richard Henry Lee

Original paper slip text:Richard Henry Lee

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Recipient:

Meshech Weare

Original paper slip text:to [Meshech] Weare

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Length:

3 p.

Notes:

Letter written in JA's hand, signed by Laurens and Lee. The three formed a Committee of Congress "to collect evidence and facts on the evacuation of Ticonderoga and Fort Independence." (JA, Papers 5:61–62).
KRS 21 Jan. 19865

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Morristown National Historical Park

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Printed :

Burnett Letters Members

Original paper slip text:Printed: Letters of Members to Congress, 7:601–02 under heading "Committee of Congress to Meshech Weare"

Full citation:

Edmund C. Burnett, ed., Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, Washington, 1921–1936
8 vols.

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