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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07884.09 |
| From Archive Folder | 13 Revolutionary War letters by Nathaniel Greene with 1 letter from John Hancock |
| Title | Nathanael Greene to Thomas Nelson requesting assistance from Virginia |
| Date | 27 December 1781 |
| Author | Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) |
| Recipient | Nelson, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Requesting assistance from Virginia, particularly more troop reinforcements as soon as possible. In part: "It is long since I informed your Excellency of our disagreeable situation, the unequal contest we were carrying on, and the hopeless prospect we had before us when the term of service of the Virginians expired, which takes place this month. I entreated you to forward us reinforcements, as well to secure us against the enemy's present force, as to guard against any reinforcements the enemy might receive. But I have the mortification to hear no troops are coming from Virginia, & but few from the other States.. At the same time I have good intelligence that the enemy are in hourly expectation of receiving reinforcement of near five thousand men., which added to what they already have here, will form a force of upwards of eight thousand..." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Militia |
| People | Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) Nelson, Thomas (1738-1789) |
| Place written | South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |