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20180975
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Letter from Ann Chase to her husband, Franklin Chase, in which she mentions General Taylor. Recalling a crisis, she states, "I would have given $5,000 dollars for one hundred Donnybrook boys … Do not delay one moment longer as this town is now without any obstacle for the Americans to enter, the custom house is empty … He has taken 41 cannon …" She asks Franklin to give information to his government.
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1846-10-21
Collection Name
Chase Family Papers
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AR343-1-16
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Correspondence
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