BIB_ID
81252
Accession number
MA 488.13
Creator
Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810.
Display Date
1781 Nov. 16.
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Acquired before 1927.
Description
1 item (10 p.) ; 30.6 cm
Notes
Endorsed.
Removed in 1927 from Irving's Life of Washington, v. IV.
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.
Removed in 1927 from Irving's Life of Washington, v. IV.
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.
Summary
Mentioning his Oct. 19, 1871 letter in which he reported the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown; noting that 7,052 men surrendered; giving details of where the various generals and regiments of the allied army have gone since the victory at Yorktown; noting that "Gen. [St Clair?] with all the Continental Troops southward of Delaware River are marching as a reinforcement to you"; discussing his efforts to obtain supplies needed by the soldiers; mentioning General [George] Washington and General [Henry] Knox.
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