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[Document, 1778 December 07]

1. [Document, 1778 December 07]

  • Name: Gérard, Conrad Alexandre, 1729-1790 (Author) Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Addressee)
  • Date: December 07, 1778
  • Summary: Gerard's motives in reporting to his Court his ideas concerning persons suspected of being British agents and possibility that the United States may be considering separate peace negotiations with Britain. British scheme to divide United States and he...
  • Number of Images: 6
Document, 1778 December 11

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[Document, 1778 December 15]

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[Document, 1778 December 18]

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[Document, 1778 December 27]

5. [Document, 1778 December 27]

  • Name: Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee) Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Addressee)
  • Date: December 27, 1778
  • Summary: Indian Affairs Commissioners unable to meet because of inclement weather. Gratitude for acquittal by Court martial. Duties to his personal commitments and recovery of his fortune demand that he resign his post under the Congress.
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1778 December 28

6. Document, 1778 December 28

[Document, 1778 October 20]

7. [Document, 1778 October 20]

  • Name: Hele, Christopher (Author) Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Addressee)
  • Date: October 20, 1778
  • Summary: He was shipwrecked off Cape May while engaged in carrying dispatches to Congress under a flag of truce. For this reason he feels that he should be entitled to better treatment than he has received.
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1779 December 11

8. Document, 1779 December 11

[Document, 1779 January 23]

9. [Document, 1779 January 23]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Addressee)
  • Date: January 23, 1779
  • Summary: Asks the Committee which had been appointed to confer with General Washington to send him the intelligence to be given to Count D'Estaing.
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1779 July 05]

10. [Document, 1779 July 05]

  • Name: Florence, Mount (Author) Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 05, 1779
  • Summary: He was working on a study of tactics when Baron Von Steuben's study stopped his work. Now he has devised a system to cut down on frauds in the supply corps, and will be glad to discuss it with an agent Congress may appoint for that purpose.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1779 July 09]

11. [Document, 1779 July 09]

  • Name: Knoblauch, Baron de (Author) Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 09, 1779
  • Summary: Since his fate is to be determined this day, he wishes to lay before Congress a true statement of his financial situation. After selling his lands and personal property he came to America, where he hoped to settle and serve in the army. Now that the U...
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1779 June 07]

12. [Document, 1779 June 07]

  • Name: Knoblauch, Baron de (Author) Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Addressee)
  • Date: June 07, 1779
  • Summary: Relying upon the encouragement of the American Commissioners in France, he spent considerable sums of money coming to America to aid in the war for independence. Asks that the Committee of Congress expedite consideration of his petition to be appointe...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1779 September 13

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Document, 1780 December 21

14. Document, 1780 December 21

  • Name: United States. Continental Congress (Author) Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 December 21
  • Summary: "In Congress, 21st Dec. 1780. Ordered, That the President write to our Ministers Plenipotentiary at the Courts of Versailles and Madrid desiring them to apply to the Courts at which they respectively reside to use means for obt...
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[Document, 1781 June 15]

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