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Sir Peter Parker commanded the squadron at the unsuccessful attack on Fort Moultrie in Charleston, S.C. He aided Howe in the capture of N.Y and reduced R.I.
Transcription
Chatham Rhode Island The 6th April 1777 Sir I have sent by Lieut d’Auvergne American Prisoners, for whom you will please to give a Receipt and place to our Credit. I am Sir Your Most Obed. Humble Servt. P. Parker
Creation Date
4-6-1777
City
Chatham
State/Province
Rhode Island
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1721-1811
Keywords
Peter Parker, Nicholas Cook, Chatham, Rhode Island, prisoners, American Revolution, Revolutionary War
Resource Identifier
080428-78
Date Digital
November 2013
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Archival Science | Military History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Parker, Peter, "Letter from Peter Parker to Nicholas Cook regarding American prisoners. Rhode Island, 1777." (1777). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 119.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/119
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