From George Washington to Brigadier General Thomas Conway, 5 November 1777
To Brigadier General Thomas Conway
[Whitemarsh, Pa., c.5 November 1777]
Sir,
a Letter which I receivd last Night, containd the following, paragraph.
In a Letter from Genl Conway to Genl Gates he says—“Heaven has been determind to save your Country; or a weak General and bad Councellors would have ruind it.” I am Sir Yr Hble Servt.
ADf, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW. The Varick transcript is dated 9 November. However, Conway’s reply to this letter is dated 5 Nov., and that is consistent with the likely mail service from Reading, Pa., of Stirling’s letter to GW of 3 Nov., the letter “receivd last Night” (see that letter, and note 4).