Conway, Thomas to Robert Morris, 1777 August 9
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Conway, Thomas to Robert Morris, 1777 August 9 | ||
| Alternative Title | No. 199 Thomas Conway to Robert Morris | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| creator | Conway, Thomas, 1735-approximately 1800 | ||
| recipient | Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Remarks that Colonel Armand's [Armand-Charles Tuffin, marquis de La Rouerie's] demand to add light horsemen to his corps should not be rejected and complains that the light horsemen presently in the army are of no use in military operations: "they are merely employed as Messengers or Waiters to general officers which is absolutely ridiculous." | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Cavalry operations | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Upper Dublin (Pa. : Township) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | La Rouërie, Charles Armand Tuffin, marquis de, 1751-1793 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Continental Army | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 1p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1777-08-09 | ||
| Date Captured | 2020 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F327 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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