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Roberts Family Collection

Author: Lower Merion Looted by Georgia Battalion
Title: Unknown newspaper in Lower Merion
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Extent of Work/Condition: Bronze tablet on grounds of St. John’s Church, Cynwyd marks the encampment site
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Collection: Roberts
Notes/Abstract: Details of a complaint issued in Lower Merion, August 16, 1777 regarding the misbehavior of the troops led by Col. John White camped in Lower Merion during the summer of 1777. Addressed to His Excellency, Thomas Wharton, Jr., Esq., President of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Call Number: R0042