2005-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2005
Periodical, Gentleman’s Magazine (London), September1778, 56 pgs; Under his printed signature is a 2-1/2 page George Washington letter, July 14, 1778 providing an acoount of the battle between Washington’s Army and Clinton’s Army. Washington references the action by Anthony Wayne, Marquis La Fayette, Charles Lee and others in this hour-by-hour account. (background; When Washington arrived at nearby Englishtown on that morning of June 28, he ordered his generals to attack the British. General Charles Lee, who had been opposed to an all-out engagement with the British, was reluctant to attack, but he and his advance force were drawn into battle by British forces. In the confusion of battle, Lee ordered his troops to retreat. Angered, General Washington, directed Lee and "Mad" Anthony Wayne to fight a delaying action, while he took command of the Continental troops and organized them in a defensive position. For the rest of the day, the two armies clashed in the oppressive heat, finally withdrawing after 5 o' clock from exhaustion. Washington planned to resume the battle on the next day, but General Clinton and his men slipped away, undetected by Washington's army, shortly after midnight. Neither side emerged a clear winner of the battle, but the American forces had proved themselves as a professional fighting force. ) Additionally there is a published letter by the British Peace Commissioners offering the Colonies satisfaction to all their demands except Independence .... the Congress rejests the offer in another published letter.
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