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British account of the Battle of Stono Ferry, and the Battle of Chemung, New York...
British account of the Battle of Stono Ferry, and the Battle of Chemung, New York...
Item # 697637
September 02, 1779
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL & GENERAL ADVERTISER, Providence, Rhode Island, Sept. 2, 1779
* Battle of Stono Ferry, Charleston, South Carolina
* Battle of Chemung - New York - John Sullivan
A truly rare title from the Revolutionary War, as it lasted for less than 1 1/2 years from March, 1779 to August, 1781.
Nearly one-third of page 2 is a letter from an officer in the British army from Port Royal with his account of the Battle at Stono Ferry, a failed attempt by the Americans, under General Lincoln, to attack General Prevost's forces as they were moving from Charleston to Savannah.
Then a report noting a military skirmish with Indians and Tories in New York. And a note that: "General Sullivan has penetrated the Indian country ninety miles west of Wyoming, and burnt Chemung, one of the chief towns of the Senecas and killed & took 350 Indians...".
Page 3 features a report on the Battle of Chemung, New York, in an: "Extract of a Letter from his Excellency General Washington to the Honorable Major-General Gates...." beginning: "General Sullivan arrived the 11th of August at Tioga, without loss or opposition: On the 13th he destroyed Chemung...The enemy evacuated the place the evening before..." with much more detail.
Over half of the back age is a letter dealing with the increasing prices of commodities & the depreciation of the currency in the colonies, a notable concern at the time.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed with wide margins, a bit irregular at margins but not close to any words, nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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