BIB_ID
121816
Accession number
MA 488.4
Creator
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Display Date
1781 Sept. 25].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 33.7 cm
Notes
This is likely a draft of a letter held by the Library of Congress in the Papers of George Washington.
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.
With alterations and additions in George Washington's hand.
Written by his secretary, John Laurens.
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.
With alterations and additions in George Washington's hand.
Written by his secretary, John Laurens.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Asking his cooperation with the fleet in the Chesapeake Bay.
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