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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Letter from Jethro Sumner to Horatio Gates [Extract]
Sumner, Jethro, 1733?-1785
October 09, 1780
Volume 14, Page 784

GEN. JETHRO SUMNER TO GEN. GATES.

October 9th, Camp Yadkin Ford.

“I received the enclosed packets a few minutes ago from Gen. Davidson. They in all probability contain matter of great consequence, so I forward them without loss of time.”