Lee, Charles to Benjamin Rush, 1776 November 2
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Lee, Charles to Benjamin Rush, 1776 November 2 | ||
| Alternative Title | No. 791 Charles Lee to Dr. Benjamin Rush | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Lee, Charles, 1731-1782 | ||
| Recipient | Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Requests that he find employment as a weaver for a dragoon who deserted from [Gen. John] Burgoyne's regiment; describes skirmishes with the British and remarks: "We are now. . . in a very, tolerable secure condition"; comments that the Americans' distresses seem to arise from "a total want of method and a little narrow dirty economy in all things relating to the Hospital and Quarter Master General departments" and complains about lack of teams, clothing, magazines, and an establishment for engineers; remarks that the resolutions of Congress regarding military affairs are "absurd, ridiculous and ruinous" and suggests that military men are needed in Congress; requests that Congress allow Lee to return to the Southern district; suggests that in the event of a British move toward Philadelphia, a corps of observation be stationed at Trenton, [N. J.] or at Bristol, [Pa.]. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Continental Army--Military life | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Medical care | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Congress | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Great Britain. Army | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Continental Army | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 4p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1776-11-02 | ||
| Date Captured | 2021 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F333 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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