Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Authors

• Penn, John, 1740 or 1741-1788
• Hall, Henry Bryan, active 1850-1900

Call number

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9941194203503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155866484
• https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3gx45f5g

Publisher

Origin

Date

1777 October 10

Summary

In this letter, John Penn recounts the battle between Generals Washington and Howe in Germantown, Pennsylvania. On the other side of this letter (written in Penn's hand) is a copy of a letter from General Washington describing the details of the battle, including the presence of fog and the casualties.

Extent

Subjects topical

• Washington, George,--1732-1799
• Washington, George,--1732-1799
• Howe, William Howe,--Viscount,--1729-1814
• Howe, William Howe,--Viscount,--1729-1814
• Germantown, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777

Genres

• Engravings (prints)
• Portraits

Licenses

• Text

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