BIB_ID
126002
Accession number
MA 489.33
Creator
Nelson, Thomas, 1738-1789.
Display Date
1781 Sept. 2.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 28.6 cm
Notes
Printed on stationery with an engraving of Nelson's residence at Yorktown, Virginia; printed notation on verso "In the possession of T.J. Dreer, Esq. Phil."
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
Referring to information he received in his letter of "27th past. An Event so unexpected, and so much wished cannot but be productive of the most happy consequences to this Country;" assuring him that "supplies of all sorts as far as the production of the Country extend, will be furnished in the greatest abundance."
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