(AMERICAN REVOLUTION) HEATH WILLIAM Autograph Letter Signed

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"JUST RECEIVED . . . NEWS OF THE REDUCTION OF FORT WASHINGTON" (AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) HEATH, WILLIAM. Autograph Letter Signed, "WHeath," to General James Clinton, informing him that he has learned that Fort Washington has fallen, explaining that the British control the river, and instructing him to quickly complete the obstructions in the river. 1 page, tall 4to; mounted along left edge to a larger sheet, some bleed-through from docketing on verso, loss to lower left edge repaired with paper on verso, horizontal folds. (JMR) Peekskill, NY, 18 November 1776

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"I have Just Received the disagreeable News of the Reduction of Fort Washington, the Day before yesterday, but have not as yet had the Particulars. The Enemy will now have Possession of the River below Us, and it Behooves us to Exert every Power to render the River Impassable at the Highlands. . . ."