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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.075.01 |
From Archive Folder | Items concerning the Revolutionary War in New York |
Title | Samuel Holden Parsons to Thomas Mumford discussing movements of the British, desertions, the expectation of an attack near the Hudson River and giving news of Mumford's son |
Date | 7 July 1777 |
Author | Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) |
Recipient | Mumford, Thomas |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Written by Major General Parsons to Mumford, a Groton, Connecticut merchant. Says recent events are moving so fast that it they are the product of "a more prolific Brain than I find myself possesd of." Says while the nation is full of news he has little of it to share. Says it is not news that the British have left New Jersey and are concentrating at Staten Island and that it is anyone's guess what their destination will be. But he will conjecture that since no news has arrived of the enemy moving from Crown Point that the operations between Fort Ticonderoga and Skeensborough are a feint. Believes Howe and Burgoyne are trying to make a junction in New England. Says they can expect an attack from Burgoyne near the Hudson River soon. Says a respectable force exists to maintain the status quo, but that offensive possibilities are limited. Desertions from British lines continue and says "our Affairs wear a more promising Countenance in my Opinion, than they have since the Commencement of the War." Mumford's son Giles is with Colonel Return Meigs at Fort Lee. Says he was very well the last time he saw him and that his good conduct will merit the esteem of his country. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Navy Global History and Civics Fort Ticonderoga Desertion Continental Army |
People | Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) Mumford, Thomas (1728-1799) Burgoyne, John (1722-1792) Howe, William Howe, Viscount (1729-1814) Mumford, Giles (1759-1795) |
Place written | Peekskill, New York |
Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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