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Ellery, William, 1727-1820 [Journal of William Ellery's journey from Dighton, Massachusetts, to Yorktown, Pennsylvania]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00107.02 Author/Creator: Ellery, William, 1727-1820 Place Written: Various Places Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 20 October - 15 November 1777 Pagination: 24 p. : Height: 16 cm, Width: 10 cm Order a Copy

Discusses British General John Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga and meetings with Generals Oliver Wolcott and Israel Putnam, and with Members of the Continental Congress Francis Dana, John Hancock, John Adams, and Samuel Adams. Includes allusions to Cervantes' "Don Quixote" and Laurence Sterne's "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."

Ellery, William, 1727-1820
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
Dana, Francis, 1743-1811
Hancock, John, 1737-1797
Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790
Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616
Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768
Tristram Shandy

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