BIB_ID
105529
Accession number
MA 557.24
Creator
Harnett, Cornelius, 1723-1781.
Display Date
1777 Aug. 11.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1905.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 30.3 cm
Notes
Addressed to "His Excellency / Governor Caswell."
Docketed.
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the signers of the Articles of Confederation; see main record for MA 557 for more information.
Docketed.
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the signers of the Articles of Confederation; see main record for MA 557 for more information.
Summary
Explaining that he was detained in Maryland because he had smallpox; commenting on some money sent by Mr. [John] Penn that appears to be gone; discussing the movement of the British fleet and speculating about whether the British will attack Philadelphia; noting that [George] Washington is camped nearby at Germantown; mentioning Generals [John] Burgoyne and [Horatio] Gates.
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