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Marquis de Lafayette letter signed ''Lafayette'' as Major General. He writes to Brigadier General George Weedon, head of the Virginia militia regarding Fredericksburg. Dated 21 June 1781 from ''Head Quarters'' [en route from Fredericksburg to Richmond], it reads: ''...Your exertions have been of infinite service, and although I wish you with me, yet we must suffer greatly should we lose the assistance to be derived from your remaining a little longer where you are. This morning the enemy evacuated Richmond, and by the last accounts were near Bottoms Bridge. It is not perfectly clear from this movement that Cornwallis intends for Williamsburg, and yet it is most probable he does...'' 2pp. letter measures 7.25'' x 9.25''. Small seal hole on address leaf and some blotting on the signature,; very good condition overall. Published in ''Lafayette and the Age of the American Revolution,'' IV:205.
Lafayette Writes Re: the Virginia Campaign to Pin Down Cornwallis Just Four Months Before Yorktown's Surrender Noting That the Enemy Has Left Richmond and Was Possibly Headed to Williamsburg
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