John Gorham Palfrey A.L.S. Cambridge, Jan. 1, 1835 : to John Hancock, Esq., Boston

John Gorham Palfrey A.L.S. Cambridge, Jan. 1, 1835 : to John Hancock, Esq., Boston

Cambridge, [Mass.] 1835

[1] p. on 2 conjugate leaves ; 26 cm.

MSS L2015M35

John Gorham Palfrey (grandson of Lt. Col. William Palfrey) writes to a relative of Governor John Hancock about letters from William Palfrey that might be in the Hancock family’s possession.
With black seal.
William Palfrey joined the Continental Army in July 1775 as a major & aide-de-camp to Gen. Charles Lee; promoted to Lt. Col. & aide-de-camp to Gen. Washington in March 1776; appointed as paymaster general, April 1776-1780.
William Palfrey's portriat miniature in Museum Collection.

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