Letter signed : Amsterdam, to "The Honorable Robert Morris", 1779 Oct. 13 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Relating, in detail, the account of the battle between the Bonhomme Richard and the Serapis; describing the mistakes made by the Alliance in its efforts to aid the Bonhomme Richard but rather firing on it by mistake; saying "it was impossible to preserve the good Old Ship ... The Alliance Contributed much to the loss of the Bon Homme Richard by hitting her between Wind and water and under the Water."

Manuscript, English, 1779

Publication:John Paul Jones Autograph Letters (MA 835)

Physical Description:1 item (4 pages) ; 22.9 cm

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:270492741

Notes:

Robert Morris was a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Second Continental Congress

MA 1007 is housed with MA 835

Part of a collection of letters written by John Paul Jones to Captain Hector McNeill. Letters in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information