Much fine war-related content from late in the Revolutionary War...
Item # 715579
March 30, 1781
THE CONNECTICUT GAZETTE & THE UNIVERSAL INTELLIGENCER, New London, March 30, 1781 The entire front page & half of page 2 are taken up with "Debates in the British Parliament..." which includes discussion on the Revolutionary War in America.
A few bits mention: "The taking of Ticonderoga was a splendid affair...we talk of following up with alacrity, our late victory in Carolina. That victory was a glorious one...The only fruit of the reduction of Charlestown was the dangerous situation that led necessarily to the engagement...For no sooner did Gages appear among the Carolinians than those very men flocked to his standard who had taken the oaths to our government...the mild nature of Lord Cornwallis to the necessity of putting them to death..." and more.
War-related content carries over to pages 2 & 3 with some bits including: "We are well assured that Lord Cornwallis is retreating, and that General Greene is pursuing him. The militia of Virginia have turned out in great numbers & with great alacrity they have surpassed the expectations of the most sanguine. It is said General Greene is much stronger than Cornwallis & the Baron Steuben...has received orders from him not to join him but to cross over into North Carolina...".
Other content, too much to detail here, can be seen in the photos.
Four pages, archival strengthening at the blank spine, a minor indent at the right margin does not touch text, very good condition.
A few bits mention: "The taking of Ticonderoga was a splendid affair...we talk of following up with alacrity, our late victory in Carolina. That victory was a glorious one...The only fruit of the reduction of Charlestown was the dangerous situation that led necessarily to the engagement...For no sooner did Gages appear among the Carolinians than those very men flocked to his standard who had taken the oaths to our government...the mild nature of Lord Cornwallis to the necessity of putting them to death..." and more.
War-related content carries over to pages 2 & 3 with some bits including: "We are well assured that Lord Cornwallis is retreating, and that General Greene is pursuing him. The militia of Virginia have turned out in great numbers & with great alacrity they have surpassed the expectations of the most sanguine. It is said General Greene is much stronger than Cornwallis & the Baron Steuben...has received orders from him not to join him but to cross over into North Carolina...".
Other content, too much to detail here, can be seen in the photos.
Four pages, archival strengthening at the blank spine, a minor indent at the right margin does not touch text, very good condition.
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