BIB_ID
103646
Accession number
MA 898.2
Creator
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799.
Display Date
1777 Mar. 15.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 20.4 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Col. Charles Lewis / Albemarle."
Docketed.
This item is part of a collection of letters of Patrick Henry; see main record for MA 898 for more information.
With trace of a seal.
Docketed.
This item is part of a collection of letters of Patrick Henry; see main record for MA 898 for more information.
With trace of a seal.
Summary
Stressing that Lewis needs to march his regiment to join General [George] Washington; emphasizing that there is "a more pressing necessity for [his] aid than [he is] acquainted with"; telling him he must "surmount any obstacle ... lest America receive a wound that may prove mortal."
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