A Guide to the Letter to the Quarter Master General of the French Army, 1781 December 5 Letter to the Quarter Master General of the French Army, MS 1943.1

A Guide to the Letter to the Quarter Master General of the French Army, 1781 December 5

A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 1943.1


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Repository
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Manuscript Number
MS 1943.1
Title
Letter to the Quarter Master General of the French Army, 1781 December 5
Physical Characteristics
1 item.
Creator
Young, Richard
Location
On site.
Language
English
Abstract

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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Preferred Citation

Letter to the Quarter Master General of the French Army, Manuscript #MS 1943.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1943

Biographical/Historical Information

None available.

Scope and Content

Young writes to Pierre Francois Beville, Quartermaster General under Rochambeau, concerning his inability to pay express riders.The situation is critical. He has written to Maj. {Richard} Claiborne and will write to Col. {James} Hendricks in Alexandria {Va.} concerning the problem. In the meantime, riders have agreed to deliver dispatches as far as Lynches Tavern.

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1 item.

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