Brigadier General Andrew Lewis letter

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Andrew Lewis Letter, 1776 June 12, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.01 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Andrew Lewis Letter, 1776 June 12, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Letter written on June 12, 1776 by Brigadier General Andrew Lewis to Major General Charles Lee. Lewis was an Irish born veteran of the French and Indian War and Lord Dunmore's War.He was made brigadier general in March 1776 and stationed in Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Major General Charles Lee, was second in command to George Washington of the Continental Army.The letter was written while General Lewis commanded forces to defend the areas of Norfolk and Hampton from Governor Dunmore, and concerns how Lewis plans to defeat Lord Dunmore at the Battle of Gwynn's Island.

Biographical / historical:

Brigadier General Andrew Lewis was politically and militarily involved in Colonial America serving as both military officer and member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He served in both Lord Dunmore's War and the Revolutionary War. While fighting in the Revolutionary War, he successfully took charge of Gwynn's Island, thereby defeating Governor Dunmore and ending his raids on the east coast of Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Purchaed from Neverbird Antiques with the assistance of the Nelle Richardson Tonkin Fund.
Rules or conventions:
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