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Letter from Valentine Standley

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VALENTINE STANDLEY TO CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.

April 1,1776,

HONOURABLE GENTLEMEN: Extremely sorry am I to think, that so near a relation as Mr˙ Richard Standley is to

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me, should have so far sunk himself beneath the dignity of a roan, as to chose rather to throw up his commission than fight in this so glorious a cause. I now humbly beg leave (for the honour of the family, as well as that of myself) to retrieve his spotted and blemished character, by offering myself as a candidate for that or any other office you may think me capable of. Should I meet with your approbation, my highest ambition will be to honour my station.

VALENTINE STANDLEY.

To the Honourable Continental Congress.

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Title

Letter from Valentine Standley to the Continental Congress: Offers to take the place of Richard Standley, who has sunk himself so far beneath the dignity of a man as to resign rather than fight for his country

Creator

Standley, Valentine

Editor

Standley, Valentine

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-04-01

Recipient

Continental Congress

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: Continental Congress

Document ID

S4-V5-P01-sp13-D0006

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V5

Part

S4-V5-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V5-P01-sp13

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