American general in the Revolutionary War and a delegate in the Continental Congress (1740-1795) who served as governor of New Hampshire. He is best remembered for commanding the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries. ALS signed "Jno. Sullivan," one page, 7 x 8, February 6, 1769. Handwritten letter to Hunking Wentworth, in part: "Mr. George Wentworth is now upon the point of bringing an action at Next Court to Recover the Legacy given to him by Mr. George Wentworth Decd. I should be glad that the matter might be accommodated without a suit. I conversed with Col. Atkinson upon the Subject and he has no objection to our bringing an action to try the validity of the will & hope you have no Objection to trying the strength of a will in which he is so deeply interested." In fine condition, with trimmed edges and short fold splits.
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