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Two letters from George Washington with encouraging reports...
Two letters from George Washington with encouraging reports...
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September 02, 1777
THE LONDON EVENING POST, England, Sept. 2, 1777 The back page has: Authentic Intelligence From America" containing an: "Extract of a letter from Gen. Washington to Congress Middle Brook, June 20, 1777" which relates encouraging news from his army in encountering the troops of General Howe near, Brunswick, New Jersey, and ending: "...the people were flying to arms in every quarter to oppose him."
This is followed by another "...letter from Gen. Washington to Congress...Middle Brook, June 22..." which begins: "I have the honour & pleasure to inform you that the enemy evacuated Brunswick this morning & retired to Amboy, burning many houses as they went along...I therefore detached three brigades under the command of Major-General Green..." with more detail. And there is yet a third letter from the camp at Middle Brook which details the military events there.
The back page also has a lengthy letter "To Lord George Germaine" with much relating to the situation in America. And pages 1 and 3 also have war-related content including a letter beginning: "We totally evacuated the Jerseys on the 29th ult. and came to Staten Island..." with more on this.
Four pages, folio size, never-trimmed margins, red tax stamp on page 3, archival mend to a few small tears inside, good condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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