1To George Washington from Jean Louis Le Barbier, 4 March 1785 (Washington Papers)
Vouchsafe to honor me with the acceptance of two copies of a work, in which, you will find the most unequivocal proofs, of the high opinion which its Author has so justly concieved of the virtues, and rare humanity of the American Heroe—Let not your modesty Sir, be alarmed at a truth, which I have so much pleasure in pronouncing; and for which, you have long since recieved the plaudits of the...