WASHINGTON, George. Autograph document signed ("G o :Washington"), permission for the absence of Jean Baptist Gouvion from the Corps of Engineers, [Newburgh], 24 March 1783. 1 page, 4to, integral blank, WITH A LARGE IMPRESSION OF WASHINGTON'S PERSONAL SEAL IN ORANGE WAX, in extremely fine, fresh condition. WASHINGTON APPROVES THE DEPARTURE OF GOUVION TO MEET WITH LAFAYETTE A fine example, written as the War for Independence was officially coming to a close, granting permission to Lieutenant Colonel Gouvion to depart for the West Indies where he was to rendezvous with the Marquis de Lafayette. After the surrender of the Army of Cornwallis at Yorktown, the British Government sought a negotiated settlement to end the war. As discussions of peace dragged on in Paris, the war technically continued. General Lafayette had left the American army shortly after Yorktown and returned home to France where he was greeted as a hero and was rewarded with a promotion to Marechal-de-camp. He took active interest in the peace negotitaions occurring in Paris and attempted to serve as a referee to the squabbling commissioners. As an official peace appeared increasingly difficult to obtain, the French began to prepare an expedition to the West Indies to be led by Admiral D'Estaing who chose Lafayette as his commander of land forces. Realizing that he would be in need of skilled engineers, Lafayette requested that his friend Gouvion, who had proven his ability at Yorktown, be temporarily transferred from the Continental Army to his expeditionary force. Here, Washington approves the transfer of Gouvion: "Permission is given to Colonel Gouvion of the Corps of Engineers in the service of America, to join Maj r . Gen l . the Marq s . de la Fayette in the West Indies; and to be absent from the said Corps until the first day of November next; at which time, unless he shall receive further endulgence, he is to repair to it." Despite the fact that the French and Spanish ended their war with the British on January 20, 1783, preparations for the proposed expedition continued. The final details of the peace were not official until September at which time the expedition was abandoned. Gouvion resigned from the Continental Army on 10 October 1783. Not in Writings , ed. J.C. Fitzpatrick, and apparently unpublished.
WASHINGTON, George. Autograph document signed ("G o :Washington"), permission for the absence of Jean Baptist Gouvion from the Corps of Engineers, [Newburgh], 24 March 1783. 1 page, 4to, integral blank, WITH A LARGE IMPRESSION OF WASHINGTON'S PERSONAL SEAL IN ORANGE WAX, in extremely fine, fresh condition. WASHINGTON APPROVES THE DEPARTURE OF GOUVION TO MEET WITH LAFAYETTE A fine example, written as the War for Independence was officially coming to a close, granting permission to Lieutenant Colonel Gouvion to depart for the West Indies where he was to rendezvous with the Marquis de Lafayette. After the surrender of the Army of Cornwallis at Yorktown, the British Government sought a negotiated settlement to end the war. As discussions of peace dragged on in Paris, the war technically continued. General Lafayette had left the American army shortly after Yorktown and returned home to France where he was greeted as a hero and was rewarded with a promotion to Marechal-de-camp. He took active interest in the peace negotitaions occurring in Paris and attempted to serve as a referee to the squabbling commissioners. As an official peace appeared increasingly difficult to obtain, the French began to prepare an expedition to the West Indies to be led by Admiral D'Estaing who chose Lafayette as his commander of land forces. Realizing that he would be in need of skilled engineers, Lafayette requested that his friend Gouvion, who had proven his ability at Yorktown, be temporarily transferred from the Continental Army to his expeditionary force. Here, Washington approves the transfer of Gouvion: "Permission is given to Colonel Gouvion of the Corps of Engineers in the service of America, to join Maj r . Gen l . the Marq s . de la Fayette in the West Indies; and to be absent from the said Corps until the first day of November next; at which time, unless he shall receive further endulgence, he is to repair to it." Despite the fact that the French and Spanish ended their war with the British on January 20, 1783, preparations for the proposed expedition continued. The final details of the peace were not official until September at which time the expedition was abandoned. Gouvion resigned from the Continental Army on 10 October 1783. Not in Writings , ed. J.C. Fitzpatrick, and apparently unpublished.
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