Circular
Trenton November 30th 1784
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that Eight States being met the United States in Congress assembled have this day proceeded to the choice of a President & have elected for the ensuing year, His Excellency Richard Henry Lee.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obt. and
most hume servt.
Chas. Thomson[1] sery
His Excellency
The Governor of
Rhode Island
Source: The Archives of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation, Papers of the Lee Family, Box 2, M2009.062, Jessie Ball DuPont Library, Stratford Hall
Transcribed by Colin Woodward, 2016 March 27
[1] Charles Thomson (1729-1824) was Irish-born. He moved to Philadelphia and supported the American Revolution. He served as secretary of the Continental Congress from 1774-1789.