From George Washington to Henry Laurens, 24 June 1792

To Henry Laurens

Philadelphia June 24t[h] 1792

Dear Sir,

The enclosed letter came to my hands agreeably to its direction; but on opening it I found it was addressed to & intended for you, and that the superscription, directing it to me, was probably a mistake in the writer;1 I have therefore transmitted it to you, and am, Dear Sir, with very great regard Your most Obedt Servt.

Copy, in Tobias Lear’s hand, DNA: RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB, DLC:GW.

1. The enclosed letter has not been identified.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: From George Washington to Henry Laurens, 24 June 1792
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Laurens, Henry
Date: 24 June 1792

Reference

Cite as: “From George Washington to Henry Laurens, 24 June 1792,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-10-02-0327. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 10, 1 March 1792 – 15 August 1792, ed. Robert F. Haggard and Mark A. Mastromarino. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2002, p. 498.]

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