Charles Thomson to Arthur Lee, 27 July 1785

Office of Secretary of Congress,
July 27th. 1785

Sir,

I have the honor to inform you that the United States in Congress Assembled have this day elected you a Commissioner of the Board of Treasury.1

You will be pleased to accept my Congratulations on the appointment.

With great respect, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient & most hum servt.

C.T.2
NOTES:

Letter book, Papers of Continental Congress, item 18a, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

1 See JCC, 29:582.

2 Thomson also wrote to Oliver Wolcott this day informing him that agreeably to his July 13 request Congress had accepted his “Resignation of the Office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs.” See PCC, item 18A, fol. 114, item 78, 24:515; and JCC, 29:574, 576.