BIB_ID
136745
Accession number
MA 488.20
Creator
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Display Date
1781 Oct. 6.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 28.4 cm
Notes
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 the New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Congratulating him on his victory at the Battle of Eutaw Springs; commenting on the good relationship between Washington, Greene, and the Marquis [de Lafayette]; mentioning that Baron Steuben will have to face into enquiry into his conduct; saying he will "always take pleasure in giving Mrs. Greene's letters a conveyance."
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