Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1738-1805
- Existence: 1738 - 1805
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A plan of York Town and Gloucester, in the province of Virginia, shewing the works constructed for the defence of those posts by the British army, under the command of Lt. Genl. Earl Cornwallis, together with the attacks and operations of the American and French forces, commanded by Genl. Washington and Count Rochambeau, to whom the posts were surrendered on the 17th October 1781, 1785
Item — Drawer 122 : L : 5, Section: 3
Identifier: 2019-SC-034-055
Description
Shows fortifications, troop locations, and ships on the York River.
Dates:
1785
Letter, Charles Cornwallis to Thomas Law, 1796 March 28
Item — Box 28, Folder: 1796.03.28
Identifier: RM-1150 ; MS-5840
Scope and Contents
A.L.S. 4 pages. Whitehall. Says Americans "cruelly persecuted many worthy and respectable men" during the war, but "that is now past." Offers best wishes for his happiness in America, and that "it may long enjoy the benefits of the Presidency of Washington, whose great character and virtues alone could have preserved order in an infant state, composed of such heterogenous and ungovernable radicals." Discusses war with France and other international affairs.
Dates:
1796 March 28
