Gray, James, fl. 1777 to Theodore Parsons
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00623 Author/Creator: Gray, James, fl. 1777 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Letter Date: 14 July 1777 Pagination: 3 p : address ; Height: 25.7 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy
Later copy. Reports on the Continental evacuation of Ticonderoga: "As to the particulars of the retreat of the Army, I am not at present able to communicate,- thus much as to myself I can say, that I have lost all my Baggage of every kind except what I have now on, which is the condition every one is in who left Ticonderoga-" Expects British General John Burgoyne to advance on Albany. Also expects reinforcement of 3,000 men from General [John] Sullivan. Reports that his force, at Fort Edward, consists of 10,000 men. Gives an account of his retreat from Skeensboro (present day Whitehall, New York). Instructs Parsons to direct his reply to the Kings Arms Tavern. In a post script, declares "The Fatigue has almost killed me-" and plans to resign his commission "to some person who can undergo the Hardship of a Campaign better." Docket, on page one, indicates that the original version of this letter was presented to the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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