Letter to Richard Caswell, 1778 Nvember 5.

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Letter to Richard Caswell, 1778 Nvember 5.

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Penn encloses a copy of the treaty of alliance between the United States and France [not present] which had been concluded in May. He apologizes for not sending it earlier as it had been witheld until two articles were struck. Penn informs Caswell that a Spanish fleet is prepared to act against the British and that General Washington has sent a letter with the news that the British are preparing to evacuate New York. The North Carolina delegates will be sending an official letter to Caswell as soon as Congress determines an unspecified matter [Penn is probably referring to the plan for an expedition against East Florida that General Robert Howe proposed in a letter Congress read on November 2 and that the delegates approved the same day.].

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