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Marquis de Lafayette Letter to General Nathanael Greene
Collection
Identifier: SC 01342
Scope and Contents
Letter from the Marquis de la Lafayette, at camp near Pamunkey, Virginia to General Nathanael Greene. Lafayette writes about the defense of Richmond with 900 men against the British with superior numbers of 2,300 men; at Richmond was General Nelson with a corps of militia and General Steuben and Muhlenberg; enemy moved to Manchester burning warehouses; enemy retreated from Richmond to Osburns; since the enemy landed at City Point, no public property has been destroyed.
Dates:
1781 May 3
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
William Davies War Office Order
Collection
Identifier: SC 00602
Scope and Contents
Order from William Davies, War Office, to the Berkeley County (Virginia, now West Virginia) Lieutenant , about raising militia for post Yorktown skirmishes with the British. General [Nathanael] Greene has requested assistance.
Dates:
1782 January 30
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center