Letter, 1778 January 7, Chantilly, [Fairfax County, Va.], to Governor Patrick Henry, Williamsburg, [Va.].

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Letter, 1778 January 7, Chantilly, [Fairfax County, Va.], to Governor Patrick Henry, Williamsburg, [Va.].

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Has been too ill to obey Henry's summons to Williamsburg. Discusses the arrival in Virginia of several French artillery men to train the militia and help fortify the colony. By the late arrival of a ship in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the country now possesses two hundred brass field pieces. Thinks some might be sent to Virginia if a request for them is made to Congress.

4 p. ; 34 cm.

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

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

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