George Washington to Barbé-Marbois, 16 May 1781

To Barbé-Marbois

Head Quarters New Windsor 16 May 1781.

Sir

I inclose you the Certificate of Colonel La-Radieres services which you requested some time ago.1 I have but lately been furnished with an account of the different Ranks which he bore, which has occasioned the delay. I have the honor to be with very great Esteem Sir Yr most obt Servt.

Df, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW. The draft is addressed to Barbé-Marbois at Philadelphia.

1. See Barbé-Marbois to GW, 1 March, and the source note to that document. The enclosed certificate has not been identified.

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Title: George Washington to Barbé-Marbois, 16 May 1781
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Barbé-Marbois (Barbé de Marbois), François
Date: 16 May 1781

Reference

Cite as: “George Washington to Barbé-Marbois, 16 May 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-32-02-0103. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 32, 6 May–4 July 1781, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2023, p. 148.]

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