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Letter to William Preston from Maj. Arthur Campbell, Front Page
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A repaired letter written by Maj. Arthur Campbell to William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Royal Oak. Letter to [William Preston]. Acknowledges letter by Cummings and instructions by John Kinkead; attack on Blackmore's Fort; Deal Carter killed; Captain Smith and Boone with twenty-six men in pursuit; advisability of keeping a garrison at Point Pleasant and the Falls the following winter; encloses Logan's original letter received that day. A. L. S. 2 pp. Mutilated. On same sheet: Copy of Logan's letter in Preston's handwriting. Endorsed: Majr Campbells Letter 12th Octr 1774."
October 12, 1774
Campbell, Arthur
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Letter to Col. William Preston from Maj. Arthur Campbell, Back Page
October 12, 1774
The back page of a repaired letter from Maj. Arthur Campbell to William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Royal Oak. Letter to Col. William Preston. Capture and...
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