BIB_ID
122232
Accession number
MA 489.14
Creator
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.
Display Date
1781 July 12.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 20.5 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
Sharing his intelligence and discussing troop positions and strategy; assuring him of his support; commenting on Cornwallis' movements and division of troops.
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