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To George Washington from Major General John Sullivan, 19 November 1778

From Major General John Sullivan

Head Quarters Providence [R.I.]
Novr 19th [17]78

Dear General,

Inclosd I have the honor to transmit your Excellency a List of Officers in Colo. Henlys Regiment with their respective Ranks as specifyd by the dates of their Appointment.1

Since my last I have not collected any thing interesting in this department but shall do myself the Honor of giving your Excellency the earliest information of every Circumstance that may tend to illustrate the Enemys Intentions. I have the Honor to subscribe myself with the most exalted sentiments of Regard, Yr Excellencys, most obedt & very humble Servt

Jno. Sullivan

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. See Lemuel Trescott to GW, 17 November.

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    To George Washington from Major General John Sullivan, 19 November 1778
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    “To George Washington from Major General John Sullivan, 19 November 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-18-02-0226. [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, p. 214.]

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