Charles Cornwallis 1738 1805 British major general who drove Washington from New Jersey defeated Gates at Trenton, and ultimately surrendered to Washington at York town. Als 2pp. 4to Paris Nov 12 1801: am exceedingly glad you have succeeded so well informing a plan ? of the expenses in India without which all our labors would prove to no avail prevented me from giving a [?] perusal to the papers respecting Private Trade will be of splendid importance to the Company and of your Country