Alexander Hamilton Papers

Major General John Sullivan to Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens, [21 September 1777]

Major General John Sullivan to
Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens1

[September 20, 1777. On September 21, 1777, Hamilton and Laurens wrote to Sullivan: “We have just received your favour of Yesterday.” Letter not found.]

1. Laurens, like H, was an aide-de-camp of Washington. A native of South Carolina and the son of Henry Laurens, John Laurens was H’s closest friend in Washington’s official family.

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    Major General John Sullivan to Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens, [21 September 1777]
    Author
    Sullivan, John
    Recipients
    Hamilton, Alexander
    Laurens, John
    Date
    21 September 1777

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    “Major General John Sullivan to Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens, [21 September 1777],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0285. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, pp. 328–329.]