BIB_ID
103195
Accession number
MA 556.58
Creator
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799.
Display Date
1777 Aug. 26.
Credit line
Likely acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 31.9 cm
Notes
Addressed to "His Excellency / Richard Caswell / Governor of / No. Carolina."
Docketed.
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the members of the First Continental Congress; see main record for MA 556 for more information.
With trace of a seal.
Docketed.
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the members of the First Continental Congress; see main record for MA 556 for more information.
With trace of a seal.
Summary
Writing that he expects the British "to form lines of communication from the Waters of Chesapeak, to those of Delaware"; suggesting what American troops should do in response; mentioning General [John] Burgoyne's actions in New York.
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