BIB_ID
117076
Accession number
MA 489.53
Creator
Stevens, Edward, 1745-1820.
Display Date
1781 Jan. 25.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 31.6 cm
Notes
Endorsed on verso.
Place of writing and identity of recipient from published letter.
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.
Place of writing and identity of recipient from published letter.
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
Asking "whether ye Detachment of Militia that is out with Maj. Anderson could not be ordered by Hillsborough [N.C.] to take charge of the Prisoners at that place;" saying that he has few men, many of whom are Invalid; indicating that if Major Anderson's men can provide this service, "they may be directed to Join me at Pittsylvania Old Court House in Virg'a which is about Sixty Five Miles from Hillsborough."
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