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32. MOSES HAZEN (1733 - 1802) American Revolution brigadier general who led the 2nd Canadian Regiment ("Congress' Own") at Brandywine and Germantown. Scarce A.L.S. "Moses Hazen", 2pp. legal folio with integral holograph address leaf, Manchester, [N.H.], Oct. 16, 1783, to "Colonel Timothy Bidle/at Haverhill on Connecticut/River at/Coos". In part, "I made a journey myself to New York. I found Mr. Apthrop to be well inclined to what we could wish at the same time he was diffident of his own judgement of the real value of the premises...he consult[ed] with his friend Mr Kelley the great land jobber on the matter...I have hinted to Mr. Moors our intention to speculate in lands...". Address leaf bears a marginal mounting strip, else fine condition.$600-800

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