Patrick Henry to Wythe, 13 June 1777

Patrick Henry forwards to George Wythe as Speaker of the House of Delegates a letter from General George Washington, requesting that Wythe share it with the Assembly.<ref>Gov. Henry to Geo. Wythe, Speaker of the House of Delegates (Va. State Archives, Ex. Com.)," in Official Letters of the Governors of the State of Virginia, vol. 1, The Letters of Patrick Henry, ed. H. R. McIlwaine (Richmond: Superintendent of Public Printing, 1926), 161-162.

Letter text

June 13^th 1777

Sir.

The inclosed [sic] Letter from Gen^l Washington, containing some Matters of an interesting Nature, I have judged it necessary to lay before the general Assembly without Loss of Time. This, I intreat the Favor of you to do, & to be assured that I am

Sir

Y^r mo. obed^t & very

Hble Serv^t

P. HENRY.

The honble George Wythe Esq^r
Speaker of the House of Delegates
[Endorsed:] Ref^d to Com: on State of the Commonwealth

See also

• Patrick Henry to Wythe, 12 June 1777
• Patrick Henry to Wythe, 20 June 1777