[Philadelphia] Saturday, July 20, 1776
Resolved, That the letter from General Lee, with the papers enclosed, which were received and read yesterday, be referred to the Board of War.
Resolved, That the thanks of the United States of America be given Major General Lee, Colonel William Moultrie, Colonel William Thompson, and the officers and soldiers under their command, who, on the 28th of June last, repulsed, with so much valour, the attack which was that day made on the state of South Carolina, by the fleet and army of his Britannic majesty:
That Mr. President transmit the foregoing resolution to General Lee, Colonel Moultrie and Colonel Thompson.