5 Oct. 1775
Original paper slip text:5 Oct. 1775.
Philadelphia,
Original paper slip text:Philadelphia
3 p.
- Congressional committee of Franklin, Lynch, and Harrison to visit Thomas and inspect his lines. LCF, 12 Jan. 1959
- Presented to Richard M. Nixon by the Radio and Television Executives Society, Inc. on 14 Sept. 1955 in New York City. Now located in President's Conference room in Wardman Library.
- ALS offered for sale, The Collector, Mar. 1948, p. 57, M450, $250.00.
- Sold, Parke-Bernet Gall. N.Y. (Fortington, Olcott, et al. sale). 21 April 1947, lot 2, $100.00
- A.L.S., 2pp, 4to, Philadelphia, Oct. 5, 1775. Slight repairs, a few words missing. To Brig. Gen. John Thomas at Roxbury. Magnificent letter on public affairs, written when he was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, before the Colonies had declared their independence. After bespeaking Thomas's good offices toward a committee of Congress consisting of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Lynch, and Benjamin Harrison, who wish to inspect the lines at Roxbury, he continues: ". . . I think the Unanimity of the Continent Strengthens every Day.—From England We hear of Nothing but ministerial Ill Will, Desperation, and Preparations for Revenge—With the Blessing of Heaven . . . I humbly hope and trust we shall, resist them with Success, certain Prejudices are propagated here by a few ill affected Persons in the City, that the Massachusetts Forces contain a great Number of Old Men, Boys and Negroes," etc. He closes by asking information concerning the qualifications of Henry Knox and a Mr. Waters, as engineers, for "there is at present a loud Cry for Engineers, both from the Camp and other Places," etc. $250.00
- Information transferred from blue slip now deleted. ER 8/19/2015
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