George Washington to Brigadier General Gurdon Saltonstall, 28 April 1777
George Washington to
Brigadier General Gurdon Saltonstall1
Morristown [New Jersey] April 28, 1777. Refuses to comply with Saltonstall’s request for back pay.
Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. H signed this letter with his initials which he later crossed out.
1. Saltonstall, a brigadier general in the Connecticut Militia, became ill soon after arriving in camp. He returned home and never rejoined the brigade.