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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08174 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Lewis Morris to Gouverneur Morris praising the commissary general of supplies of the army, Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth, and asking him to support Wadsworth against his opposers in Congress |
| Date | 4 August 1778 |
| Author | Morris, Lewis (1726-1798) |
| Recipient | Morris, Gouverneur |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter to his half brother praising the commissary general of supplies of the army, Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth, and asking him to support Wadsworth against his opposers in Congress. Remarks that accounts have reported that the British have "made almost every lady in the place of easy virtue" in Philadelphia. Expects to hear of a strike at Rhode Island any day and that General John Sullivan will have an army of 10,000 besides the forces of the French Admiral (Marquis de Lafayette). Written shortly after British forces evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778 and during the Newport Rhode Island operation 29 July - 31 August 1778. Morris was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He served on the 2nd Continental Congress from New York 1775-77 and as a brigadier general in the New York militia. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Military Supplies Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Continental Congress Congress Women's History Sexuality Revolutionary War General France |
| People | Morris, Lewis (1726-1798) Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | White Plains, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |