From George Washington to Colonel Israel Shreve, 16 January 1780

To Colonel Israel Shreve

Head Quarters Morris Town 16th Jany 1780

Sir

I have recd your favr of the 14th I am in hopes you will execute the whole of your Business without being under the necessity of making a collection by military force. You may make up any deficiency in Flour by Indian Corn or Meal. I am Sir Your most obt Servt

Go: Washington

LS, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, TxHU. GW signed the cover. The letter is addressed to Shreve in Burlington County, New Jersey.

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Title: From George Washington to Colonel Israel Shreve, 16 January 1780
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Shreve, Israel
Date: 16 January 1780

Reference

Cite as: “From George Washington to Colonel Israel Shreve, 16 January 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0132. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 24, 1 January–9 March 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, pp. 159–160.]

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