Griffin, Cyrus (1748-1810) to Burgess Ball
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04377.05 Author/Creator: Griffin, Cyrus (1748-1810) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 November 1779 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 18.2 x 15.2 cm. Order a Copy
Takes "one moment to say that we have miscarried in Georgia; a storm was attempted against Savannah; ... lost about two hundred men- among others the brave General Pulaski." Possibly referring to his fellow Continental Congressmen, states "my Constituents must have a curious Idea of the Virginia Importance in this union to neglect it so greatly at this important period."
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