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1. Letters exchanged between General Robert Howe, General Gadsden, and John F. Grimke, August 1778

Letters exchanged between General Robert Howe, General Gadsden, and John F. Grimke, August 1778

Date:: 1778-08
Description:: A series of enclosed letters sent by General Robert Howe to John F. Grimke referencing the possibility of a duel between Howe and General Christopher Gadsden. Gadsden's "undeserved treatment" of Howe is described as the reason for the "affair of honour."