This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... Excellency than those of your own family, he will be a happy man to have the honor of being employed, and I think your Excellency may depend upon him. My most fervent wishes for your success attend you--the most brilliant that can happen will not exceed them, and wherever I am I shall always find ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... Excellency than those of your own family, he will be a happy man to have the honor of being employed, and I think your Excellency may depend upon him. My most fervent wishes for your success attend you--the most brilliant that can happen will not exceed them, and wherever I am I shall always find myself interested in your fortune. P. S.--Should Lord Cornwallis return to New York with all or the greater part of his force, will not the Pennsylvania levies be most wanted with you? Will you please to let me know your opinion upon that case ?1 I believe you may expect all the infantry that have horse will go to Carolina. General St. Clair To Brigadier-general Irvine. Lancaster, August 16, 1781. My Dear General: --The alarm that my Lord Cornwallis has spread, and which produced my last letter to you by Dr. Lyon, has brought one. I thought then that the stroke at the prisoners that was feared was barely possible, but, as such, ought to be guarded against; and the Board of War detained me in town for a week, and at last consented to my going, under a promise to inform me wdien it might, or whether it might, be proper to countermand the order for drawing our people together. I was very glad to find, by your letter to Captain Christie, which I met with and opened to-day, that you had forbid the march of the troops at Beading, concluding from thence that you would not now think it necessary to march those on the west side of the Susquehanna. You will observe that I have directed the arms at . . [several lines defaced] than they will be equipped; however, Council are doing what they can. Woolen clothing it seems impossible to procure--only forty suits are on hand; but a number of hunting-shirts, which, though not the most desirable uniform, is better..
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