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Letter from Samuel Huntington to Richard Caswell
Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796
October 30, 1779
Volume 14, Pages 214-215

PRESD'T SAM'L HUNTINGTON TO GOV. CASWELL.
[From Executive Letter Book.]

Philadelphia, Oct. 30, 1779.

Sir:

You will receive herewith enclosed an Act of Congress of this

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date, earnestly recommending to the State of Virginia to reconsider their late act of Assembly for opening their Land office, and to that and all other States similarly circumstanced to forbear settling or issuing Warrants for unappropriated lands, or granting the same during the continuance of the present War.

I am, with sentiments of esteem & regard,
Your Excellency's huml. Serv't,
SAM'L HUNTINGTON, Presd't.
Gov. Caswell.