Ross, John to William Temple Franklin, 1781 October 3

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TITLE INFORMATION
TitleRoss, John to William Temple Franklin, 1781 October 3
Alternative TitleRoss, John, 1729-1800. to William Temple Franklin
ASSOCIATED NAMES
CreatorRoss, John, 1729-1800
RecipientFranklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
AbstractLetter 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.
NoteAmerican Philosophical Society
LanguageEnglish
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
TypeText
GenreCorrespondence
Extent2p.
Digital OriginReformatted digital
Reformatting QualityPreservation
ORIGIN INFORMATION
Date Issued1781-10-03
Date Captured2022
PARENT COLLECTION
TitleWilliam Temple Franklin Papers
Call NumberMss.B.F86
URLhttps://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F86-ead.xml
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