This Officer Was Captured On Long Island While Commanding a Holding Action That Allowed Washington and the Bulk of his Outnumbered Troops to Escape.

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MILES, Samuel (1740-1805) American Revolutionary Colonial, in Battle of Long Island and was taken prisoner and exchanged in 1778. Autograph Letter Signed, 1 page, 4to, Philadelphia, August 9, 1781, with integral address leaf intact. To Joseph Reed as President of the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania (Reed was George Washington's Military Secretary and a distinguished American Revolutionary War officer). Letter concerning as extract from a letter and directions to be taken. Fine.

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Auction closed on Saturday, January 29, 2022.

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This Officer Was Captured On Long Island While Commanding a Holding Action That Allowed Washington and the Bulk of his Outnumbered Troops to Escape.

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