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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03147 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | William C. Houston to Robert Morris regarding the battle of Yorktown and a smallpox epidemic |
| Date | 7 February 1782 |
| Author | Houston, William C. (William Churchill) (ca. 1746-1788) |
| Recipient | Morris, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Forwards an affidavit and other documents (not included), mentions his expectation that news of the American victory at Yorktown has reached London, and sends personal news related to a smallpox epidemic. |
| Subjects | Epidemic Health and Medical Disease Smallpox Revolutionary War Battle Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Surrender Military History Global History and Civics Law |
| People | Houston, William C. (William Churchill) (ca. 1746-1788) Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Place written | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Foreign Affairs; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | William Houston was a New Jersey politician and professor at Princeton who had served in the Continental Congress. Robert Morris, a Pennsylvania merchant and politician, had served in the Continental Congress and, at this letter's writing, was the national superintendent of finance. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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