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REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. PUTNAM, Israel (1718-1790), Major General, Continental Army . Autograph letter signed ("Israel Putnam") TO GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, Mounsdonck's House, 18 October 1778.

Auction 16.12.2004
16.12.2004
Schätzpreis
4.000 $ - 6.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
8.365 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 443

REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. PUTNAM, Israel (1718-1790), Major General, Continental Army . Autograph letter signed ("Israel Putnam") TO GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, Mounsdonck's House, 18 October 1778.

Auction 16.12.2004
16.12.2004
Schätzpreis
4.000 $ - 6.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
8.365 $
Beschreibung:

REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. PUTNAM, Israel (1718-1790), Major General, Continental Army . Autograph letter signed ("Israel Putnam") TO GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, Mounsdonck's House, 18 October 1778. 2¼ pages, folio, DOCKETED BY WASHINGTON: "18 Octob: 1778 from Genl. Putnam," and beneath, "Given to W.B. Sprague by Mr. [Jared] Sparks from among the Washington papers...Albany 9 Sept. 1834." A VERY RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO GENERAL WASHINGTON, ON THE DIRE STRAIGHTS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY "Old Put," commanding the West Point garrison, reports to the commander-in-chief on the military situation north of New York, and gives a vivid account of the distresses of the local population due to British incursions (Putnam's idiosyncratic spelling and capitalization is preserved): "Dear Ginrol, I yesterday received a lin[e] from Collo. [Alexander] Hambleton [Hamilton] requesting me to forward the returns...Thos returns were all maid out and sent of[f] some days ago...I was down the rever [Hudson River]...as far as tarrytown [in Westchester County, just north of New York City]. [T]he inhabitants thar are in the gr[e]atest Destres[s]. They do not gather in thar Corn now for fear of being taken by the enemy but are obbliged to keep always on their g[u]ard and to ly [lie] in the woods every night. Sir Harry Clinton sent an order to Coll. Armond to remove from Tarretown for he would com[e] out and put them to death he immed[i]atly obayed the order and marched of[f] and left the inhabitant[t]s without any g[u]ard and about 5 tons of cannon shot Lying on the wharf which I have sent 2 batows [batteux] after this morning: the Enemy are very strong at the Brig and at fort Independence. But they say at tarretown that 13 regiments are settled and 6 more are ord[e]red to imbark. Major Putnam is gone to New York with the flag [of truce?]...He has been gon[e] 10 days and I look for him every moment I am sir with the greatest respects your most obed[i]ant servant Israel Putnam." Putnam had served as an officer in Robert Rogers' Rangers in the French and Indian War, and in deference to his long military experience was a principal commander at the battle of Bunker Hill. Congress appointed him one of the original major generals of the Continental Army within days of that battle. When the army moved to defend New York, Putnam was given command of Long Island, but failed to protect the key Jamaica pass on the army's extreme left wing, contributing to a disastrous defeat. He was relegated to less critical commands until incapacitated by a stroke in 1779. PUTNAM'S AUTOGRAPH LETTERS ARE VERY RARE (ABPC records only one example since 1975). Provenance : George Washington, the recipient - Jared Sparks (1789-1866), early editor of Washington's papers - William B. Sprague (1809-1868), autograph collector and historian - The grandfather of the present owner, purchased from Thomas F. Madigan in the 1920s.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 443
Auktion:
Datum:
16.12.2004
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
Beschreibung:

REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. PUTNAM, Israel (1718-1790), Major General, Continental Army . Autograph letter signed ("Israel Putnam") TO GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, Mounsdonck's House, 18 October 1778. 2¼ pages, folio, DOCKETED BY WASHINGTON: "18 Octob: 1778 from Genl. Putnam," and beneath, "Given to W.B. Sprague by Mr. [Jared] Sparks from among the Washington papers...Albany 9 Sept. 1834." A VERY RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO GENERAL WASHINGTON, ON THE DIRE STRAIGHTS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY "Old Put," commanding the West Point garrison, reports to the commander-in-chief on the military situation north of New York, and gives a vivid account of the distresses of the local population due to British incursions (Putnam's idiosyncratic spelling and capitalization is preserved): "Dear Ginrol, I yesterday received a lin[e] from Collo. [Alexander] Hambleton [Hamilton] requesting me to forward the returns...Thos returns were all maid out and sent of[f] some days ago...I was down the rever [Hudson River]...as far as tarrytown [in Westchester County, just north of New York City]. [T]he inhabitants thar are in the gr[e]atest Destres[s]. They do not gather in thar Corn now for fear of being taken by the enemy but are obbliged to keep always on their g[u]ard and to ly [lie] in the woods every night. Sir Harry Clinton sent an order to Coll. Armond to remove from Tarretown for he would com[e] out and put them to death he immed[i]atly obayed the order and marched of[f] and left the inhabitant[t]s without any g[u]ard and about 5 tons of cannon shot Lying on the wharf which I have sent 2 batows [batteux] after this morning: the Enemy are very strong at the Brig and at fort Independence. But they say at tarretown that 13 regiments are settled and 6 more are ord[e]red to imbark. Major Putnam is gone to New York with the flag [of truce?]...He has been gon[e] 10 days and I look for him every moment I am sir with the greatest respects your most obed[i]ant servant Israel Putnam." Putnam had served as an officer in Robert Rogers' Rangers in the French and Indian War, and in deference to his long military experience was a principal commander at the battle of Bunker Hill. Congress appointed him one of the original major generals of the Continental Army within days of that battle. When the army moved to defend New York, Putnam was given command of Long Island, but failed to protect the key Jamaica pass on the army's extreme left wing, contributing to a disastrous defeat. He was relegated to less critical commands until incapacitated by a stroke in 1779. PUTNAM'S AUTOGRAPH LETTERS ARE VERY RARE (ABPC records only one example since 1975). Provenance : George Washington, the recipient - Jared Sparks (1789-1866), early editor of Washington's papers - William B. Sprague (1809-1868), autograph collector and historian - The grandfather of the present owner, purchased from Thomas F. Madigan in the 1920s.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 443
Auktion:
Datum:
16.12.2004
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
New York, Rockefeller Center
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