Letter from Samuell Searls to his mother

West Point May 12th 1782

Debate

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• Is the Lunenburgh address in Nova Scotia (Tory), Virginia (Rebel) or someplace else?
• Does Mr. Carlton refer to Sir Guy Carleton?
• Is the writer a Rebel, Tory or British? The letter and its location certainly sound Rebel but then would Sir Guy Carleton be the courier?
• The letter implies a meeting between Washington and Carleton. Washington's daily reports to the Continental Congress report frequent communications with Carleton during this period but do not mention any actual meetings. Is it possible that such a meeting would first come to light at this late date? I understand the NY Public Library has a microfilm of the NYC Carleton Papers but I've not yet been able to examine them.

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