C. Cumberland Sold at Auction Prices

(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) CUMBERLAND, RICHARD. Lengthy Autograph Letter Signed, "Rich'd Cum'd," to the Editor of the Morning Chronicle (

NEWS OF BRITISH SUCCESSES IN NY WEEKS BEFORE BURGOYNE''S SURRENDER (AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) CUMBERLAND, RICHARD. Lengthy Autograph Letter Signed, "Rich''d Cum''d," to the Editor of the Morning Chronicle ("Dear Sir"), conveying news of General John Burgoyne''s advance toward Albany and complaining of the unfairness of publishing negative reviews of a theatrical production before the play is published. 7 pages, small 4to, written on rectos and versos of two folded sheets; separations at center vertical folds repaired with paper, loose sheets glued together along center vertical folds, few small scattered repairs with paper, faint scattered foxing. (MRS) Petworth, 18 September [1777: from docketing]