Charles Cornwallis 1738-1805 British major general who drove Washington from New Jersey, defeated Gates at Trenton, and ultimately surrendered to Washington at Yorktown. A.L.S. 1p. 4to., Dublin Castle Jan. 23, 1801, a financial letter to Messrs. Carbonell & Son: ...I shall write to Lord Brune on the subject, who will, I make no doubt, very soon settle your account. With two letters from his descendant of the same name making plans to attend the New Jersey Tercentenary Celebrations.