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To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 28 September 1778

From Major General Stirling

Qrs Sepr 28th 1778

Dr Sir

I receved your orders This Moment and shall set out early in the Morning on the busyness you have appointed me for.1

I thank your Excellency for the Command and you may be Assured I will use my best endeavours to Carry Your Instructions into excecution. I am your Excellencys Most Humble Servt

Stirling

ALS, DLC:GW. Stirling wrote and signed the following note on the addressed cover: “A few lig<ht hor>se would be very proper to Join me at Sunrise—St.”

1. See GW’s letter and instructions to Stirling of this date.

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    To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 28 September 1778
    Author
    Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander)
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    Washington, George
    Date
    28 September 1778

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    “To George Washington from Major General Stirling, 28 September 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-17-02-0172. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 17, 15 September–31 October 1778, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, p. 173.]

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