Copy of a letter from the Rev. Mr. Jacob Duche to General Washington.

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Creator / Contributor: Duché, Jacob, 1738-1798
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Title: Copy of a letter from the Rev. Mr. Jacob Duche to General Washington.
Collection Title: Revolutionary Era broadsides, 1775-1783
Place: [Philadelphia, Pa.?]
Date: 1777-10-08
[1777]
Physical Description: 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 42 x 26 cm
Description: Letter from Philadelphia clergyman Jacob Duché, outlining his reasons for now opposing American independence and urging Washington to abandon the revolutionary cause. Signed: Jacob Duche. Dated: October 8th, 1777. Place of publication suggested by Evans. Text in three columns. New-York Historical copy torn, with slight loss of text. References: Evans 15292.
Identifier: Broadsides -- SY1777 no.14
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Subject: American loyalists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Subject geographic name: United States--Politics and government--1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Material type or medium of original: broadsides (notices)
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