. Das Magazin der amerikanischen Geschichte mit Notizen und Abfragen. Bei Valley Forge im Dezember 1777. General Varnum spricht in einem Brief an General Greene von Valley Forge, 1. Februar 1778, von General Washington wie folgt: Ich weiß, dass der große General in diesem, wie in allen seinen anderen Maßnahmen, von Güte der Seele und mit Blick nur auf das öffentliche wohl handelt. . Sie haben mich oft sagen gehört, und ich versichere Ihnen, ich fühle mich glücklich in der Wahrheit davon, dass neben Gott der Allmächtige und mein Land, Ich verevere General Washington, und noth- GENERAL JAMES M. VARNUM 89 ING erfüllt mich mit so viel Empörung als die Bösarnie von einigen, die

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. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. at Valley Forge in December, 1777. General Varnum, in a letter to General Greene from Valley Forge, February 1, 1778, speaks of General Washington as follows: I know, thegreat General in this, as in all his other measures, acts from goodness ofsoul and with a view only to the public weal. . You have oftenheard me say, and I assure you I feel happy in the truth of it, that nextto God Almighty and my country, I revere General Washington, and noth- GENERAL JAMES M. VARNUM 89 ing fills me with so much indignation as the villainy of some who darespeak disrespectfully of him. Early in June, 1778, General Varnum was sent by General Washingtonon special duty to Rhode Island, where he was joined at Providence byhis brigade about August 3, preparatory to the campaign before Newport, and was assigned to the command of the right wing of the first line ofthe army in Rhode Island. In the battle of Rhode Island his brigadebore the principal part of the fighting against the forces of General Pigot.. BEDCHAMBER IN THE VARNUM HOMESTEAD. {Occupied on various occasions by Washington, Lafayette, and other revolutionary generals?^ During the absence of Major-General Sullivan in January, 1779, Var-num was placed temporarily in command of the Department of RhodeIsland. The necessity of attending to his private affairs, and the inadequacy ofthe compensation received from Congress, in depreciated paper currency, to support his family, compelled him reluctantly to tender his resignationto Congress, and on March 5, 1779, he was honorably discharged from theservice, and resumed the practice of law in East Greenwich. Major-GeneralSullivan issued a general order March 18, 1779, announcing with regret theresignation of General Varnum, and expressing in the highest terms his 190 GENERAL JAMES M. VARNUM appreciation of his character, and of his brave, spirited, and soldier-likeconduct while in the army. General Varnum was appointed by the Rhode

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