BIB_ID
124414
Accession number
MA 488.58
Creator
McHenry, James, 1753-1816.
Display Date
1781 July 4.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 20.6 cm
Notes
A draft of the letter is held by the Harlan Crowe Library, Dallas, Texas.
Docketed.
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.
Docketed.
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 from the New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Noting that "both continentals and militia are less in number" in his army, and "the spirit [he] so much dreaded is constantly discovering itself"; saying that he then "point[s] out the necessity of waiting the accomplishment of [their] expected succours"; expressing concerns about the Marquis de Lafayette: "let him be sure of his strength before he consentingly hazards at one cast, more, perhaps, than a State"; referring to the reported advancement of Lord Cornwallis to Commander-in-Chief.
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