Peabody, Nathaniel to Henry Laurens, 1779 December 17
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Peabody, Nathaniel to Henry Laurens, 1779 December 17 | ||
| Alternative Title | No. 1080 Nathaniel Peabody to Henry Laurens | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Peabody, Nathaniel, 1741-1823 | ||
| Recipient | Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Mentions a visit by "the truly Patriotic and Heroic" Col. [John] Laurens, expresses concern because Laurens resigned his appointment as secretary [to the minister plenipotentiary] to the Court of Versailles, remarks that there is "a Storm Gathering" over nominations for the post, and mentions that [James] Lovell, G[ouverneur] Morris, and Lt. Col. [Alexander] Hamilton are the nominees; informs him about appointments to the Board of Treasury, the Board of Admiralty, and the Board of War. | ||
| Note | Partly illegible | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Laurens, John, 1754-1782 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Congress | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Format | electronic resource | ||
| Extent | 3p. | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1779-12-17 | ||
| Date Captured | 2021 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F327 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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