The Morning Post and Daily Advertiser, no. 2476. Monday October 2, 1780

The Morning Post and Daily Advertiser (American Revolutionary War)

Published by The Morning Post and Daily Advertiser, London, 1780

About this Item

In-folio. Four-page newspaper, somewhat stained and worn, but intact and quite legible. It contains various bits of news from that time, but most importantly, excerpts of the September 30, 1780 London Gazette with news from Sir Henry Clinton and Lieutenant General Earl Cornwallis of the progress of the American Revolutionary War and General Washington's troop movements in New York State. "Letter from Sir Clinton to Lord George Germain, dated New York, August 14th 1780; "Letter from Sir Clinton to Lord George Germain, dated Long Island, August 20th 1780; "Letter from Lt. General Earl Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton, dated South Carolina, June 30th, 1780; "Letter from Lt. General Earl Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton, dated South Carolina, July 14th, 1780; "Letter from Lt. General Earl Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton, dated South Carolina, July 15th, 1780; "Letter from Lt. General Earl Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton, dated South Carolina, August 6th, 1780; "News from ships Blonde & Galatea in New York; "News from French troops in Rhode Island. A total of more than 3 columns of reporting on the American Revolutionary War in 1780. The Morning Post was a conservative daily newspaper published in London from 1772 to 1937. General Sir Henry Clinton (1730-1795) was a British army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence. First arriving in Boston in May 1775, from 1778 to 1782 he was the British Commander-in-Chief in North America. Lt. General Earl Cornwallis (1738-1805) joined the army in 1757, seeing action in the Seven Years' War. He saw military action in 1776 in the American War of Independence. Active in the advance forces of many campaigns, in 1780 he inflicted an embarrassing defeat on the American army at the Battle of Camden. Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown in October 1781 after an extended campaign through the Southern states, marked by disagreements between him and his superior, General Sir Henry Clinton. Lord George Germain, (1716-1785) was a British soldier and politician who was Secretary of State for America during the American War of Independence. Seller Inventory # 000561

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Title: The Morning Post and Daily Advertiser, no. ...

Publisher: The Morning Post and Daily Advertiser, London

Publication Date: 1780

Binding: Sheets

Condition: Very Good