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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.075.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Items concerning the Revolutionary War in New York |
| Title | Samuel Holden Parsons to Thomas Mumford thanking him for procuring a place for his son on the ship Trumbull, reports that British have abandoned their posts at Verplank's and Stony Point, says he hopes Newport will soon be evacuated, and speculates on British movements. |
| Date | 23 October 1779 |
| Author | Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) |
| Recipient | Mumford, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by General Parsons to Mumford, a Groton, Connecticut merchant. Thanks him for his letter of 17 October 1779. Thanks him for procuring a place for his son, but is against him going on the ship "Trumbull" with Captain Nicholson. Would rather him go on a privateer or a merchant ship with Captain Henman. Says British have abandoned their posts at Verplank's and Stony Point for New York. Says Newport, Rhode Island is not evacuated, but that he hopes that will happen soon. Says if it happens they will have a formidable force to reduce New York. Conjectures on what British might do. Mentions the capture of British troops at Beaufort by the French. Says General John Sullivan is expected to arrive today after a successful expedition against "the Indian Savages." Might be in his region during the winter campaign. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Revolutionary War Military History Office Seeker Navy Privateering Marines Merchants and Trade Global History and Civics France Prisoner of War Continental Army |
| People | Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789) Mumford, Thomas (1728-1799) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |