WARD ARTEMAS Letter Signed as newly commissioned Major Gener

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THE DAY AFTER BUNKER HILL WARD, ARTEMAS. Letter Signed, as newly-commissioned Major General to the Committee of Supplies, pleading for 'all the ordnance & ordnance stores that can be obtained by man.' 1 page, 8vo; small seal remnants[?] just touching signature, remnants of prior mounting on verso, moderate edge wear affecting last digit of date. 'Head Quarters' [Cambridge, MA], 18 June 1775

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Written the day after Bunker Hill by the commander of the American forces there. Among the primary causes for the tactical defeat of the American forces was Ward's inability to supply them with adequate ammunition. Here, as his troops regrouped in nearby Cambridge, he pleads for more supplies: 'Gent'n: Yours of this day have just received, desire you would immediately send me the ordnance mentioned in your letter, and provide me with all the ordnance & ordnance stores that can be obtained by man.'