Ross, John to William Temple Franklin, 1781 October 3
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TITLE INFORMATION | |||
Title | Ross, John to William Temple Franklin, 1781 October 3 | ||
Alternative Title | Ross, John, 1729-1800. to William Temple Franklin | ||
ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
Creator | Ross, John, 1729-1800 | ||
Recipient | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | ||
CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
Abstract | Letter from John Ross to William Temple Franklin. Latest events of the war. Gen. Lord Cornwallis strongly entrenched and currently besieged at Yorktown by land and sea; the English fleet returned to New York badly battered; report of a bloody battle in South Carolina between Gen. Nathanael Greene's army and the British. Mentions the English killed, wounded, and prisoners to be above a thousand. | ||
Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
Language | English | ||
Language | (eng) | ||
Subject (lcsh) | Social networks--18th century | ||
Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives | ||
Subject (lcsh) | United States--Social conditions--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) | Armed Forces--Officers | ||
Subject (lcsh) | Siege warfare | ||
Subject (lcsh) | New York (State) | ||
Subject (lcsh) | South Carolina | ||
Subject (lcsh) | Yorktown (Va.) | ||
Subject (lcsh) | Ross, John, 1729-1800 | ||
Subject (lcsh) | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | ||
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
Type | Text | ||
Genre | Correspondence | ||
Extent | 2p. | ||
Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
Date Issued | 1781-10-03 | ||
Date Captured | 2022 | ||
PARENT COLLECTION | |||
Title | William Temple Franklin Papers | ||
Call Number | Mss.B.F86 | ||
URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F86-ead.xml | ||
ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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