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Philadelphia, August 22, 1777 : By an express arrived last evening from General Schuyler to Congress, we have the following important intelligence

Signed: Published by order of Congress, John Hancock, president. Includes a letter from General Benjamin Lincoln and a copy of instructions from Lieut. General John Burgoyne to Lieut. Colonel Bern. Evans 15686 Journals of the Continental Congress, 177 ESTC W23797 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy annotated on verso: Hand bill from Philadelphia respecting G. Starks Battle 18 Aug. 1777.

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