THE CONNECTICUT JOURNAL, New Haven, July 5, 1781

* Thomas Jefferson captured by the British?
* American soon to gain Independence
* Revolutionary War original

The front page includes a letter from Fredericksburg which includes:

* We have for some days past been in great confusion here, the enemy are at present at a place called Chesterfield...The Marquis is about 20 miles above this & it is expected General Wayne will join him...with ...a reinforcement as will...enable him to give a check to the future operations of Cornwallis...a detachment from Earl Cornwallis's army...entered Charlottesville...detached...for the express purpose of seizing the members of the General Assembly of Virginia...but...having...gained intelligence of the rapid approach of the enemy...fortunate enough to elude the vigilance of the pursuers; but his Excellency Governor Jefferson & two others...it is feared were taken...

Further on is: "Lord Cornwallis has vapoured in Virginia...General Greene...saves North Carolina, recovers the greatest part of South Carolina, opens a way into Georgia by obliging Lord Rawdon to evacuate Camden..." with more (see).

Another front page report from "Philadelphia" includes: "We hear that General Arnold is safely arrived at New York...with a cargoe of horses & slaves. It is said Lord Cornwallis refuses to see him...poor Benedict is driven to the old trade of horse jockeying...".

Page 2 has additional reports on the Revolutionary War, as does pg. 3, which includes one letter which begins: "The United States of America have at this moment a fair prospect of establishing their Peace and Independence, which may soon be realized..." with more good content (see photos), this report taking about half of the pg. 

This issue is complete in 4 pgs., was never bound nor trimmed, has some water staining but causing no loss of readability, minor wear at folds. Measures 8 by 14 in. One of the less common titles from the Revolutionary War.