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To George Washington from Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, 6 June 1778

From Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski

June 6 1778

Sir,

The Duty of the Service keep me from present My Self to your Excellency my homage, I Send for this Purpose Mr De Segond1 he Will have the honour to tell you What of Want their Effect Will Depend from your Goodness & I Call upon them. I am With Respect Sir, your humble & obedient Servant

C. Pulaski Genl

ALS, PHi: Society Collection.

1. Jacques-Marie-Blaise, Chevalier de Segond de Sederon (1758–1832), joined the Continental army as a volunteer in June 1777 and was appointed a captain in Pulaski’s Legion in the spring of 1778. He was captured at the surrender of Charleston, S.C., in May 1780 and exchanged in November 1782.

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    To George Washington from Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, 6 June 1778
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    6 June 1778

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    “To George Washington from Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, 6 June 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-15-02-0355. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 15, May–June 1778, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006, p. 338.]

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