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CORNELIUS HARNETT LETTERS
Summary

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Harnett, Cornelius, 1723-1781.
Letters, 1777-1778.
18 items.

Of Wilmington, N.C.; delegate to the Continental Congress.
Letters from Harnett in Philadelphia and York, Pa., to his friend and
neighbor, William Wilkinson, of Wilmington, N.C., containing messages for
Mrs. Harnett, information on provisions and prices in the North, political
and military news, and occasional comment on the work of the Continental
Congress.

Transfer from the North Carolina Historical Society prior to 1940.

Many items published in "The State records of North Carolina,"
(Raleigh, N.C., 1886-1907).

ONLINE CATALOG TERMS:
   Harnett, Cornelius, 1723-1781.
   Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
   United States. Continental Congress.
   United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects.
   United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
   Wilkinson, William, fl. 1777-1778.
   Wilmington (N.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

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