Silas Deane A.L.S., Philadelphia, 27 July 1779 : to Maj. Genl [Nathanael] Greene, Hd Quarters [West Point?]

Silas Deane A.L.S., Philadelphia, 27 July 1779 : to Maj. Genl [Nathanael] Greene, Hd Quarters [West Point?]

Philadelphia 1779

[2] p. ; 23 cm. (4to)

MSS L1989.1.70

"We are in a good deal of confusion here in town, & whilst you fight the enemy, we fight one another."|Refers ti the "present serious dispute" which he knows not how it will end, "but the committee in their affair with Mr. Holker have so far compromised the state, if not more, that I see not how they can retreat or advance with their honor or safety. The minister & Mr. Holker, have taken it up seriously, and something explicit & divisive must ensue.|Holker was the agent in Philadelphia of the marine and consul to the king of France|On Aug. 2, 1779, the Congress exonerated Jean Holker on charges of profiteering and reaffirms Continental protection for French consuls and other officials. -- Journals of the Continental Congress|Nathanael Greene was an original member of the R.I. Society of the Cincinnati

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