To George Washington from Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 11 January 1783

Sir	In the road of Annapolis. Jany 11th 1783.

I have received your Excellency’s Letter mentioning your having sent to Philadelphia the two pieces of Canon that I might see the inscriptions and Devices previous to my Departure. Tho’ I was gone before they arrived there, Give me Leave to observe, Sir, that your usual attention and politeness has shewn itself to the Last moment, of which this is a fresh proof. I write to the Chevalier De La Luzerne to keep them untill peace, when they may be Carried over without danger of being taken.

We are just getting under sail: in this moment I renew to your Excellency the sincere acknowledgements for your friendship, and I am with the most inviolable personal attachment & respect Sir, Your Excellency’s Most obedient & humble Servant

le cte de Rochambeau

DLC: Papers of George Washington.

This early access document derives from raw transcriptions, prior to editing and publication in Rotunda's American History Collection. If this document is cited in formal research, it should be noted that it is not a final version, and that the URL you used to access it is not permanent.
Please report any errors or problems you notice in documents.