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Wolcott, Frederick to Wolcott, Oliver, 1792 Oct

Digital Object ID ##9s1943

 Digital Record
Identifier: Digital Object ID ##9s1943

Dates

  • Digitized: 1792 Oct

Summary Note

Letter to Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797) reporting arrival in Philadelphia; notes that the city's attention is focused on an election for a member of congress between Fitzsimmons and Swanwick involving bribery; no news from the Army in western Pennsylvania; feels the democratic societies in NY and Philadelphia are less influence than he had supposed; reports that his brother Oliver Wolcott (1760-1833) feels this to be the best opportunity for Connecticut to rid itself of Western land.

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