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Discussions on the war with America... Letter from Richard Henry Lee...
Discussions on the war with America... Letter from Richard Henry Lee...
Item # 701128
February 11, 1779
THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Boston, Feb. 11, 1779 A very handsome issue as the masthead features an engraving taken from one done by Paul Revere for colonial currency at the time. It is a very patriotic device showing a soldier with a sword in one hand and a scroll with 'Independence' in the other, with the words 'Appeal To Heaven" above him.
Most of the front page is taken up with the conclusion of a: "...Letter to Lord Chatham" with much of it relating to the situation in America. A few bits include: "...hasten to the speech of Lord Camden who...proved most incontestably, that we were the aggressors in this dispute with America, and that she had originally no intentions of becoming independent of this country..." with more on this. Further on is: "...The King's intentions are to compel the Americans to that constitutional obedience is the very thing for which he Americans were contending..." and even more.
Page 3 has some war-related reports including an item: "...He contended with great force of argument against any further prosecution of the war in America; and that he had no hopes of the public welfare unless it was extinguished; and recommended the total withdraw of the troops from this quarter..." and more.
There is also a report from contrite noting in part: "We have advices from Charlestown [Charleston]... by which we learn that the enemy have taken possession of the town of Savannah in Georgia, and that a part of our army, of above 600 men, being posted at some distance from the town, the enemy to the number of 2500 had secretly march'd through a swamp...and made a sudden attack..." with more.
Over half of the back page is a letter signed in type by: Richard Henry Lee, one of the founding fathers from Virginia, much of on the American cause in the war.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, some older mends at the spine, and a piece from the top margin of the back leaf has been replaced causing loss to about 4 words on page 3, and a few in an ad on page 4. Some damp stains & minor margin tears.
Page 3 has some war-related reports including an item: "...He contended with great force of argument against any further prosecution of the war in America; and that he had no hopes of the public welfare unless it was extinguished; and recommended the total withdraw of the troops from this quarter..." and more.
There is also a report from contrite noting in part: "We have advices from Charlestown [Charleston]... by which we learn that the enemy have taken possession of the town of Savannah in Georgia, and that a part of our army, of above 600 men, being posted at some distance from the town, the enemy to the number of 2500 had secretly march'd through a swamp...and made a sudden attack..." with more.
Over half of the back page is a letter signed in type by: Richard Henry Lee, one of the founding fathers from Virginia, much of on the American cause in the war.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, some older mends at the spine, and a piece from the top margin of the back leaf has been replaced causing loss to about 4 words on page 3, and a few in an ad on page 4. Some damp stains & minor margin tears.
Category: Revolutionary War
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