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Your distress gives me the more pain as I find myself unable to relieve you my being as great a stranger to York and Lancaster as yourself makes it possible for me to recommend a Dyer.—I will write however and find out from my Fathers servant whether the remedy which you had apply to your foot can be effected— Buff even of a bad sort is scarce and dear at York—it was with difficulty I could get a little to furbish up an old coal—&#13;
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Col John Laurens&#13;
Aide at camp to G Washington&#13;
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REVERSE:&#13;
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Captain Duponoeau &#13;
At Baron De Steuben’s&#13;
Quarters&#13;
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Mr J. Laurence&#13;
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