- Collection:
- George Walton and Richard Howley letter
- Title:
- Letter, 1781 August 13
- Creator:
- Howley, Richard, 1740-1784
Walton, George, 1749 or 50-1804 - Date of Original:
- 1781-08-13
- Subject:
- Correspondence
Howley, Richard, 1740-1784--Correspondence
Printing presses--Georgia
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 - People:
- Walton, George, 1749 or 1750-1804--Correspondence
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- An autographed letter signed by Georgia delegates George Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Richard Howley, member of Congress reporting to an unidentified correspondent on American Revolutionary Forces' success in Georgia and the possibility of sending a printing press, "a new ... & efficacious weapon against the enemy," to aid in the fight against the British.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:guan_3346_harg3346-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:guan_3346_harg3346-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Box 1, George Walton and Richard Howley letter, MS 3346. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Philadelphia, 13 August, 1781
Sir,
We had the honor of your very interesting dispatch, of the 17 ultimo, by express, two days ago, and we cannot fail always to acknolege [acknowledge] the great and judicious efforts which you have made to restore our Constitution to the population of their country. Under your protection, and receiving all possible countenance, we have the highest confidence that the enemy will not be able again to drive them out.
Having foreseen the consequences of a want of information, our colleague Colonel Few, set out from hence about twelve or fourteen days ago since, for the very purposes mentioned in your letter. We are, however, very thankful for your sentiments upon that subject, as we ever shall be upon any other. Wm. Telfair is expected here every day, to join the Delegation, which it is wished you would mention to any of the people of
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Georgia, as he was absent when the last ad... went away. His coming may enable another Delegate to repair to that state.
It is in contemplation to send Wm. Timothy on to ... with a ..., which would give you a new, and we think efficacious weapon against the Enemy. The people of the Country might certainly be ... in their opinions, and ... brought at once to contemplate and .... a common objects and tories might be pointed out of countenance.
We wish you health ... with much respect ... your most obedient and .... humble servent.
Geo. Walton
Richard Howley
