Letter to Colonel Edward Hand from Jasper Yeates

July 11, 1776

This letter was sent to Colonel Edward Hand by Jasper Yeates during the American Revolutionary War. Writing on the front and back of a single page, Yeates shares strategical information with the Colonel, ranging from his position and future movements to financial matters. Early in the letter he mentions his upcoming journey, writing: "I go tomorrow to Fort Pitt, under the Appointment of a Commission for treating with the Indians in the 25th Instant." Despite the business attended to in the letter, the tone remains informal and Yeates takes time to mention both his wife and that of the Colonel.