BIB_ID
105200
Accession number
MA 488.118
Creator
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786.
Display Date
1781 Oct. 7.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 30.9 cm
Notes
Docketed.
This item is part of a collection of letters and documents concerning the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; see main record for MA 488-489 for more information.
This letter is likely a draft for a letter signed held by the Library of Congress.
This item is part of a collection of letters and documents concerning the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; see main record for MA 488-489 for more information.
This letter is likely a draft for a letter signed held by the Library of Congress.
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan from the New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Congratulating him on his "happy prospects" in reducing Lord Cornwallis's forces in Virginia; hoping his "success may be complete and lay the foundation for a peace"; expressing regret that the Count de Grasse can only stay "upon this coast" for a short time, and writing, "after your success against the Enemy in Virginia it will be a pity not to improve the opportunity for the recovery of Charles Town"; telling him that he hopes every exertion will be made for the relief of the Southern states; explaining that he is sending the letter by Colonel [Henry] Lee so Washington can "communicate by him [Washington's] plan of operations and present prospect of giving full & ample freedom to the Southern States"; reporting that he is in Charlotte to "try to get out a body of militia to drive the Enemy all into Charles Town"; mentioning that he was contemplating laying siege to Wilmington, but then Governor [Thomas] Burke "was very unexpectedly made a prisoner by a party of tories."
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