William Beatty letter, Petersburg, VA to William Beatty, Frederick County, MD, 1780 November 6.

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William Beatty letter, Petersburg, VA to William Beatty, Frederick County, MD, 1780 November 6.

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Letter written by 1st Lieutenant William Beatty to his father, Col. William Beatty. Beatty describes his arrival in Virginia and how he has found the state in an uproar. He continues to describe accounts from the Carolinas including the actions of Generals Cornwallis, Smallwood, and Sumter.

4 p.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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