Powell, Henry, 1733-1814 to John Burgoyne
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.80 Author/Creator: Powell, Henry, 1733-1814 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1763-1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 9.6 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Fragment of a letter written by Brigadier General Henry Watson Powell to General Burgoyne. Watson served under Burgoyne as commander of the 2nd Brigade during the Saratoga Campaign. This fragment is simply the closing of the letter. Says: "Carpenters, Masons;, Smiths, Oxen, Corvee Canadians[,]Carts & Horses with Harness compleat[.] Therefore The Ballance & Carts being destroyed will be of no great consequence." Signed by Powell.
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