| Author | Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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| Title | Autograph letters and documents of George Washington now in Rhode Island collections; published by State bureau of information, Howard Willis Preston, director. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, office of the Secretary of state, State bureau of information.
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| Published | Providence [E. L. Freeman company] 1932.
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| Description | 171 p. front. (port.) illus. (facsims.) 24 cm.
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| Series | [Rhode Island. State bureau of information] Historical publication, no. 6
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| General Note | "Official letters ... to the colony and state of Rhode Island, to governors Nicholas Cooke, William Greene and John Collins ... [the] letters relate almost entirely to military affairs ... a few letters ... of courtesy, acknowledgment and thanks ... also letters conveying information and direction about current events. But above everything else Washington needed soldiers."-p. 5.
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| Subjects | Rhode Island -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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| Other Authors | Preston, Howard W. (Howard Willis), b. 1859, ed.
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| LC Card Number | 32-27483 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: E 312.72 1932P
mq87797: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 51333] |
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