Murray, James to Lord George Townshend, 1782 September 1
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Murray, James to Lord George Townshend, 1782 September 1 | ||
| Alternative Title | No. 992 James Murray to Lord George Townshend | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| creator | Murray, James, 1721-1794 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Recounts several complaints made by Loyalists regarding their treatment by the British and their role in the war; proposes a detailed plan in which Britain "should lay down the Constitution of a loyal American Congress on the same footing & Powers. . . as the rebel Congress is invested with from it's Constituents," thereby freeing the British to fight the French, and suggests that the loyal congress appoint [Benedict] Arnold commander-in-chief. | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | American loyalists | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | London (England) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 4p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1782-09-01 | ||
| Date Captured | 2023 | ||
| 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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