George Washington Papers
Documents filtered by: Author="Scull, Peter" AND Recipient="Washington, George" AND Date="1779-04-07"
sorted by: recipient
Permanent link for this document:
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-19-02-0721

To George Washington from Peter Scull, 7 April 1779

From Peter Scull

War-Office [Philadelphia] 7th April 1779

Sir

The Commissions for the Virginia line, are now forwarded to your Excellency.1 Lt Col. Ball of the first Regiment, having called at the Office & receiv’d the one intended for him, that will account for it’s not being in the bundle mark’d for that Corps. With the utmost respect I have the honor to be Your Excellency’s most hbl. Servant

P. Scull Secretary

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. For the distribution of these commissions, see the general orders for 10 April. For the correction of the commissions for certain officers who did the duty of an ensign but were entitled to the rank of lieutenant, see GW’s reply to Scull of 10 April (DLC:GW).

Index Entries

    You Are Looking At

    Source Project
    Washington Papers
    Title
    To George Washington from Peter Scull, 7 April 1779
    Author
    Scull, Peter
    Recipient
    Washington, George
    Date
    7 April 1779

    Reference

    Cite as
    “To George Washington from Peter Scull, 7 April 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-19-02-0721. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 19, 15 January–7 April 1779, ed. Philander D. Chase and William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, p. 769.]

    More between these correspondents