Nov 29, 2012 - Sale 2296

Sale 2296 - Lot 25

Price Realized: $ 5,040
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,500 - $ 5,000
"A LITTLE AFFAIR WITH THE ENEMY NEAR BULLS FERRY" (AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) WAYNE, ANTHONY. Autograph Letter Signed, "Ant'yWayne," to his wife Polly, reporting that he engaged the enemy near Bulls Ferry, expressing his disappointment that the ambush near Fort Lee did not result in battle, noting that the ambush postponed their attack of the Block House, and adding tender greetings in a postscript. 2 pages, 4to, with integral address leaf addressed in his hand; scattered faint staining, minor scattered bleed-through, folds. (JMR) Totowa, NJ, 26 July 1780
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"The news papers will soon Inform you that we have had a little affair with the Enemy near bulls ferry--but were Disapointed in our plan of Drawing the British Grenadiers & Light Infantry into a General action in the Defiles near Fort Lee, where we had laid an Ambuscade for them--but after making every shew of Landing three thousand troops to Oppose us--they unaccountably retired without Effecting it--altho it drew us off from the Attack of the Block House--in order to settle the fortune of the day in the Gorge of the Defiles near fort Lee--with the flower of the British Army--in this we were deceived as they did not chuse to meet us."
The postscript: "My Compliments to all friends. Love to Mother & Sisters--& kisses to our little people."