Lee, Richard Henry to George Wythe, 1777 October 19
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Lee, Richard Henry to George Wythe, 1777 October 19 | ||
| Alternative Title | Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. ADfS to George Wythe | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 | ||
| Recipient | Wythe, George | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Letter from Richard Henry Lee to George Wythe, which references the Battle of Saratoga and General Burgoyne's defeat. He sends along John Page's letter which describes the battle in more detail. Lee writes about the Philadelphia Campaign, "Danger appears now to be thickening about Gen. Howe, so that I hope to be able to []long to give you favorable accounts from the neighborhood of Philadelphia." Lee then turns to personal matters about his "enemies" using a letter he wrote to "Mr. Scot". He describes his concerns for his reputation. He then continues by discussing the depreciation of currency and his tenants desire to pay him in produce not cash. He asks for Wythe's help in the matter. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--Politics and government--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic conditions | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | York (Pa.) | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 4p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1777-10-19 | ||
| Date Captured | 2021 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Richard Henry Lee papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.L51 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.L51-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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