BIB_ID
122454
Accession number
MA 488.45
Creator
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.
Display Date
1781 May 17.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1924.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 32.3 cm
Notes
The original letter of which this is a copy is 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.
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 J.P. Morgan Jr. from the New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1924.
Summary
Concerning Lafayette's authority to arrange for the exchange of prisoners; mentioning the death of the British General [William] Phillips and his replacement by [Benedict] Arnold as Commander in Chief of the British Army in Virignia.
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