ALS (draft) : Philadelphia, to Charles Lee, 1778 Sept. 3.

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ALS (draft) : Philadelphia, to Charles Lee, 1778 Sept. 3.

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In response to a request from Lee, the general who had been convicted of disobeying orders at the battle Monmouth, Clark gives an account of his observations during the battle, including the orders he delivered from Washington to Lee and Lee's subsequent actions.

1 item (3 p.) ; 34 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6756028

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Clark, John, fl. 1778-1781.

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Major and auditor of accounts for the Continental Army. From the description of ALS (draft) : Philadelphia, to Charles Lee, 1778 Sept. 3. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540632 ...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Lee, Charles, 1731-1782

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Lee was a veteran British Army officer who settled in America in 1773 and was appointed a major general in the Continental Army at the outbreak of the Revolution. In 1778, he was appointed to lead the attack at the Battle of Monmouth, but instead retreated without warning, apparently ignored orders from George Washington, and afterward demanded an apology from him. Lee was suspended and later dismissed from the Army. From the description of ALS, 1776 Jan. 30, Stamford, Ct...

Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946,

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