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- GLC#
- GLC01201
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- July 9, 1778
- Author/Creator
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Title
- to Francis Barber
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 1 p. : address : free frank Height: 24 cm, Width: 21 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Letter addressed to Barber in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, where he was recovering from a wound received at the Battle of Monmouth. Washington instructs Barber to obtain intelligence on the British movements across the Hudson river in New York while in New Jersey. He informs that any expenses will be repaid. Washington expresses relief that Barber's wound is healing. He states that, "Tho I wish for your services, I would not have you to rejoin the Army before your condition will admit of it, with the most perfect safety." Text of the letter and the address are written in the hand of Washington's secretary, Robert H. Harrison. Washington signed a franking signature, "On public service," on the address leaf.
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