Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 to Silas Talbot
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00737 Author/Creator: Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: 17 November 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 29.7 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy
Knox's retained copy of a letter from Laurens, President of Congress. Laurens congratulates Talbot and his men for taking the schooner Pigot, and on behalf of Congress grants Talbot a commission as lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army. Copy is in Knox's hand.
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