BIB_ID
120312
Accession number
MA 488.71
Creator
Webster, Noah, 1758-1843.
Display Date
1788 July 14.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cm
Notes
This copy may be in the hand of Gordon L. Ford, who published Webster's letter and George Washington's reply to it in 1881.
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.
Washington's reply to this letter is also in this collection; see MA 488.25.
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.
Washington's reply to this letter is also in this collection; see MA 488.25.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Seeking accurate information on the "Junction of the French fleet and the American armies at Yorktown."
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