Hosmer, Titus, 1736-1780 to Richard Law

GLC01069

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GLC#
GLC01069
Type
Letters
Date
July 10, 1778
Author/Creator
Hosmer, Titus, 1736-1780
Title
to Richard Law
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
3 p. : address : docket : free frank Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Relays news that the Compte d' Estaing had set sail with a fleet for Delaware or Chesapeake Bay and that a British fleet has set out to intercept them. Today they were informed that d'Estaing arrived near Maryland three days earlier and set off for Sandy Hook. Notes that war had been declared in Paris against England and French troops were in transit toward America. Comments on the recent passage of the Articles of Confederation in Congress.

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