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FRIEDRICH'SLETTER(WILSDRUF,18thNOVEMBER,1759)."MydearGeneral-LieutenantvonFinck,--Isendyoutheenclose ...
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MONTCALMTOACOUSININFRANCE."CAMPBEFOREQUEBEC,24thAugust,1759."MONSIEURETCHERCOUSIN,--HereIam,formoret ...
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ColonelReatson,inhisrecentPamphlet,THEPLAINSOFABRAHAM,--which,especiallyonthemilitaryside,isdistress ...
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