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Edward Hand (1744-1802) was a physician and Army officer. Collection consists of correspondence while Hand was stationed at Fort Pitt in 1777-1778, dealing with the defense of the Pennsylvania frontier; letters, 1779, relating chiefly to matters of transportation and supply for Sullivan's expedition against the Indians; and letters, 1781-1782, while he was adjutant general concerning various details of Army administration. Letters by Hand include 145 to Jasper Yeates, 1775-1785, relating to the American revolution. Five letters, 1898, concerning this collection were written by John Shaw Billings and others. less