Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 Important Intelligence! [announcing the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05504 Author/Creator: Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Broadside Date: 1781/10/26 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy
"A gentleman who arrived this morning, from Providence, has favoured us with the following Importance Intelligence! [....] This Moment an Express arrived... announcing the glorious Intelligence of the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and his Army..." Small broadside printed by M. Willis, Boston.
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