I have the honor to be, &c.
JOSEPH REED, President of Pennsylvania.
TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.
Translation.
Philadelphia, July 26th, 1780.
Sir,
Some Hessian deserters having come to me to obtain service in the body of French troops sent by the King to this continent, I have thought proper, before accepting their offers, to know the opinion of the State of Pennsylvania on this subject; and President Reed, whom I consulted, returned for answer the letter of which I annex a copy. Particular arrangements, relative to the subsistence of these new recruits, will make it necessary for me to have recourse to the Board of War; and I request, Sir, that Congress would be pleased to authorise the members composing it to agree with me on such measures as circumstances shall render necessary.[39]
I have the honor to be, &c.
LUZERNE.