BIB_ID
116726
Accession number
MA 489.62
Creator
Varnum, James M. (James Mitchell), 1748-1789.
Display Date
1779 Jul. 25.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 32.3 cm
Notes
Endorsed on verso.
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 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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Requesting a transcript of proceedings in the Maritime Court relative to a case involving the E. Greenwich Privateer and the Maryland Pacquet; reporting that a "Wood and victually Fleet came into Newport Harbour a Day or two ago - Much Talk but little Substance about lowering Prices - Every one is anxious for the Measure; but most are afraid of being Sufferers in the first Instance."
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