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George Washington on the exchange of prisoners...
George Washington on the exchange of prisoners...
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August 04, 1777
EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Aug. 4, 1777
* General George Washington
* Lord Charles Cornwallis
* Exchange of prisoners
Most of the middle column on the front page is a letter from British Lt. Col. W. Walcott, prefaced with a short note signed in type by: Cornwallis, concerning the planned exchange of prisoners with General Washington. This is followed by: "General Washington's Answer to the Foregoing Letter" which takes over a full column of the ftpg. and nearly half a column on page 2, signed in type: G. Washington. Washington takes exception to the terms of the prisoner exchange (see).
Page 2 also has other items concerning the Revolutionary War including: "The account said to be received of the state of the American army in Jersey is that 11,000 men under Gen. Washington were posted or rather entrenched, at Bound Brook...and that 3000 men, under General Putnam, were posted nearer Prince-Town...marched within four miles of Gen. Washington's camp...ordered the army to march back to Brunswick...Not a soldier was left at either Brunswick or Amboy, nor at any other place in Jersey..." and more, including some mention of Washington's army (see).
Some war content on page 3 including: "...accounts for the deliberate operations of General Howe in the most generous & plausible manner...that the commander having received certain advice, that General Washington had been strengthened by several very large reinforcements..." with a bit more (see).
Four pages, folio size, period notations in ads & margins, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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