BIB_ID
126727
Accession number
MA 552.29
Creator
Ellery, William, 1727-1820.
Display Date
1780 Mar.
Credit line
Likely acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 24 cm
Notes
Endorsed "Rough to Schweighauser"; the letter mentions a Mr. [John Daniel?] Schweighauser.
Part of a two-volume set of autographs of signers of the Declaration of Independence; see main record for MA 552-553 for more information.
Part of a two-volume set of autographs of signers of the Declaration of Independence; see main record for MA 552-553 for more information.
Summary
Sending bills of exchange; giving news of military affairs in America, including details of American efforts to fortify Charleston against British attack; mentioning Generals [Henry] Clinton and [Benjamin] Lincoln.
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