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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00297.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Signers of the Constitution |
| Title | Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer to John Hall on the state of the war and the admission of Vermont into the Union |
| Date | 21 August 1781 |
| Author | Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas (1723-1790) |
| Recipient | Hall, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports no news from Europe or General Nathanael Greene. Hopes that the Compte de Grasse comes to Chesapeake Bay to support the Americans against Lord Cornwallis, which he did later that month. Also notes that "Vermont is to be admitted into the Union as a fourteenth State -- a fifteenth must soon follow as a balance." |
| Subjects | Statehood Revolutionary War Navy France Global History and Civics Military History |
| People | Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas (1723-1790) Hall, John (1729-1797) Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Comte de (1722-1788) Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis (1738-1805) Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. The Battle of Yorktown occurred the following month. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer was a signer of the Constitution from Maryland. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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