Guilford Court House celebration... more war action...
Item # 715576
May 09, 1781
THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL: of the NORTH AMERICAN INTELLIENCER, Philadelphia, May 9, 1781 Page 3 has a report from New York on the celebration of the British victory at Guilford Court House, North Carolina: "Last Saturday...a feu de joie was fired here, by all the troops in garrison, in consequence of the victory obtained by the British troops over the rebel army at Guilford court house...the 15th of March last...".
Also a letter from General Baron Steuben from Virginia noting in part: "...I reconnoitered the enemy's fleet...number of troops on board I judged to be about 2500 men...I therefore ordered Gen. Muhlenberg to move up a high as the vainly of Blandford...the enemy landed their whole force at City Point which fully evinced that their first object was Petersburg..." with more on the military action there.
More war-related reports on page 3 as seen in the photos.
Four pages, very nice condition.
Also a letter from General Baron Steuben from Virginia noting in part: "...I reconnoitered the enemy's fleet...number of troops on board I judged to be about 2500 men...I therefore ordered Gen. Muhlenberg to move up a high as the vainly of Blandford...the enemy landed their whole force at City Point which fully evinced that their first object was Petersburg..." with more on the military action there.
More war-related reports on page 3 as seen in the photos.
Four pages, very nice condition.
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