Letter from Mary Bartlett to Josiah Bartlett, 1778 August 14
- Collection Name:
- Josiah Bartlett Family Papers, 1710-1937
- Title:
- Letter from Mary Bartlett to Josiah Bartlett, 1778 August 14
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Mary, 1730-1789
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1940.003
- Object ID:
- 1940.003.022.007
- Date:
- 1778/08/14
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Mary Bartlett in Kingston, NH, to Josiah Bartlett at congress in Philadelphia, PA, dated August 14, 1778. In the letter, Mary notes there have been great reinforcements of both armies recently, stating she has heard there are forty or fifty thousand men in General Sullivan's army, in addition to the French fleet. She goes on to say twenty or thirty men came out of Kingston to join the militia.
- Locations:
- Kingston, NH
Philadelphia, PA - Organizations:
- United States. Continental Congress
New Hampshire. Militia - Terms of Use:
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. John Watt.
Digitization supported by an anonymous donor. - Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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