Noting the great need to support the troops...
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January 06, 1781
THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET, Philadelphia, January 6, 1781
* Considerable Revolutionary War content
* A call for more soldiers
Beginning on pg. 2 & concluding on pg. 3 is over a full column letter from a man in Baltimore to his friend in Virginia which talks about the Revolutionary War being in a very critical stage. The letter begins:
"The present period is critical & may involve the southern states in the most imminent danger; their situation requires the most spirited exertions to counteract the designs of a barbarous, cruel enemy. The frequent bounties paid to the recruits is not only imposing an unnecessary tax on the people, but, in its consequences, ruinous to the continental army: For just as such soldiers begin to learn the common duties of a military life their time of service expires & they return, disgusted, to their former state as citizens.."
and further on is: "...The independence of the United States is as fixed as fate: Yet,if we neglect to support it with dignity, or to aim at national glory...the blessings will corrupt at our touch & like an affectionate love, worn out by injuries, grow into a hated monster..."
with much more (see photos).
The letter also notes that Kentucky has become a haven for deserters. He thinks the Maryland Assembly will vote to raise several thousand more troops for the war effort.
Another pg. 3 letter, from Charlotte, North Carolina, has some nice text on the depredations against the Americans with mention of General Tarleton among others (see photos). The entire back page is taken up with ads.
Complete in 4 pages, never-trimmed margins, ornate lettering in the masthead, a minor, archivally repaired tear at the right margin, generally in very nice, clean condition.
* Considerable Revolutionary War content
* A call for more soldiers
Beginning on pg. 2 & concluding on pg. 3 is over a full column letter from a man in Baltimore to his friend in Virginia which talks about the Revolutionary War being in a very critical stage. The letter begins:
"The present period is critical & may involve the southern states in the most imminent danger; their situation requires the most spirited exertions to counteract the designs of a barbarous, cruel enemy. The frequent bounties paid to the recruits is not only imposing an unnecessary tax on the people, but, in its consequences, ruinous to the continental army: For just as such soldiers begin to learn the common duties of a military life their time of service expires & they return, disgusted, to their former state as citizens.."
and further on is: "...The independence of the United States is as fixed as fate: Yet,if we neglect to support it with dignity, or to aim at national glory...the blessings will corrupt at our touch & like an affectionate love, worn out by injuries, grow into a hated monster..."
with much more (see photos).
The letter also notes that Kentucky has become a haven for deserters. He thinks the Maryland Assembly will vote to raise several thousand more troops for the war effort.
Another pg. 3 letter, from Charlotte, North Carolina, has some nice text on the depredations against the Americans with mention of General Tarleton among others (see photos). The entire back page is taken up with ads.
Complete in 4 pages, never-trimmed margins, ornate lettering in the masthead, a minor, archivally repaired tear at the right margin, generally in very nice, clean condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
