To George Washington from Henry Laurens, 5 December 1778

From Henry Laurens

[Philadelphia] 5th December [1778]

Sir

My last was dated the 2nd Inst. since which I have had the honor of presenting to Congress Your Excellency’s favors of the 23d, 26th and 27th Ultimo, that of the 26th committed to the Board of War, and the whole remain unconsidered.

This will cover two Acts of Congress—one of the 3d Instant for confirming the sentence of the General Court Martial on the tryal of Major General Schuyler—the other of the 4th for granting leave of absence for six Months to Major des Epiniers.1 I have the honor to be &c.

LB, DNA:PCC, item 13. The letter was sent “by Dunn.”

1. See JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. description ends , 12:1186–87.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: To George Washington from Henry Laurens, 5 December 1778
Author: Laurens, Henry
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 5 December 1778

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Cite as: “To George Washington from Henry Laurens, 5 December 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-18-02-0405. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 18, 1 November 1778 – 14 January 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, pp. 368–369.]

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