Peale, Charles Willson to Benjamin West, 1775 August 31
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Peale, Charles Willson to Benjamin West, 1775 August 31 | ||
| Alternative Title | Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Letter to Benjamin West | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 | ||
| Recipient | West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Letter from Charles Willson Peale to Benjamin West about his travels and work. Peale describes being in debt and working to pay them off. Peale also describes the ensuing war and the preparations for it in the colonies as well as early skirmishes in New York and the situation in Philadelphia. He then discusses West's art and mentions the inclusion of sketches with the letter. At the end of this transcribed document is another letter sent to Hon Beal Bordly in November of 1772. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Painting, Modern--18th century--History | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Portrait painting--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Finance, Personal--United States | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | London (England) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 10p.|10-1/2x8 | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1775-08-31 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963 | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.P31 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.P31-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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