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Letter to Sir Henry Clinton [New York]

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General Leslie's Letterbook

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Title
Letter to Sir Henry Clinton [New York]
Names
Balfour, Nisbet, 1743-1823 (Author)
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

General Leslie's Letterbook

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1781-02-24
Place: Charlestown, S.C.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: Transcript of L. S. 3 pp. Fo
Description
Transmits copy of Lord Rawdon's letter of Feb. 15 as latest account of Cornwallis' army; heard the day before of investment of Congaree by 800 men under Col. [Thomas] Sumpter; Lord Rawdon moving to its relief; regrets to report the surprise [by Major Postell] and surrender of Capt. [Abraham] De Peyster and 25 men of Fanning's Regiment on Feb. 21 a few miles from Georgetown; reports the receipt of a letter from Gen. [Benedict] Arnold, encloses extract and had notified Captain Barclay, senior sea officer, asking him to relieve the fleet and army on the Chesapeake and disperse the French, ships of war Chatham, Assurance, Blond, Carysfort, and Galatia at Charleston but inferior to the French so that Barclay had decided not to attack, the Chatham proceeds with convoy to New York; the Galatia's convoy waits for the presence of the Camilla also; the fleet of victuallers for New York arrived the day before and would proceed when watered; Colonel [Andrew] Bruce, Clinton's aide, on the Assurance after long passage from Cork.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 15503
Archives EAD ID: 279707
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71eb12e0-6a3d-0139-5dd5-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1743: Creator Born
  • 1781: Created
  • 1823: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Sir Henry Clinton [New York]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1781. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-666c-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Sir Henry Clinton [New York]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-666c-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1781). Letter to Sir Henry Clinton [New York] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c02c9a3b-666c-7080-e040-e00a180631aa

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Letter to Sir Henry Clinton [New York]