Henry Laurens, 1724 ~ 1792
Replies: 0
Henry Laurens, 1724 ~ 1792
Laurens, Henry. 1724-1792. American statesman, merchant, planter, diplomat, b. Charleston, S.C.
Delegate to the Continental Congress, 1777; captured by the British off the coast of Newfoundland while going to Holland on a diplomatic mission, 3 September 1780; commissioner at the negotiations for peace in Paris, 1783; father of John Laurens.
I am not related to this person, I am just passing on this information, which comes from a book titled "People & Events of the American Revolution" by Dupuy/Hammerman. R.R. Bowker Company, 1974. pg.357.
Joyce
Delegate to the Continental Congress, 1777; captured by the British off the coast of Newfoundland while going to Holland on a diplomatic mission, 3 September 1780; commissioner at the negotiations for peace in Paris, 1783; father of John Laurens.
I am not related to this person, I am just passing on this information, which comes from a book titled "People & Events of the American Revolution" by Dupuy/Hammerman. R.R. Bowker Company, 1974. pg.357.
Joyce