1To George Washington from Tobias Fernald, 4 June 1782 (Washington Papers)
The officers of the third brigade and tenth regiment of the Massachusetts line beg leave, as a part of the army, to express the great joy and felicity we feel on the auspicious birth of the Dauphin of France. Permit us to request of your excellency to address his excellency the minister of France with our hearty congratulations upon this important event, and to express for us in the warmest...