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Autograph letter signed : PeeDee, to an unidentified recipient, 1781 July 13.

BIB_ID
119660
Accession number
MA 489.64
Creator
Wade, Thomas, Colonel, fl. 1781.
Display Date
1781 July 13.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 34.5 cm
Notes
Endorsed on recto.
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
Reporting on intelligence he has received with respect to Cornwallis and other troop movements in Virginia; reporting on the situation in the eastern part of the State and hoping to "Render an Account of them before Long;" asking for his "Directions."