To George Washington from James McHenry, 31 August 1796

From James McHenry

War office 31 Augt 1796.

Sir.

I inclose you a draught of a letter to Colonel Stevenson which if approved of may be sent to him to-day.1

If you are not using the plans of the Forts Detroit and drawings of the lakes &c. in that quarter which Gen. Wayne left with you I will be much obliged to you for them to correct and complete a map which is in hand for the war office.2 With the greatest respect I have the honour to be Sir your most ob. St

James McHenry

ALS, DLC:GW; LB, DLC:GW.

1. Neither the draft nor the addressee has been identified, but a possibility is Stephen Stevenson, who served as a lieutenant colonel in the Pennsylvania militia. For Stevenson, see The Herald; A Gazette for the Country (New York), 12 Nov. 1796; see also William Irvine to GW, 12 Jan. 1780, in Papers, Revolutionary War Series, description begins W. W. Abbot et al., eds. The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series. 25 vols. to date. Charlottesville, Va., 1985–. description ends 24:100–101.

2. The drawings have not been identified.

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Title: To George Washington from James McHenry, 31 August 1796
Author: McHenry, James
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 31 August 1796

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Cite as: “To George Washington from James McHenry, 31 August 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-20-02-0392. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 20, 1 April–21 September 1796, ed. David R. Hoth and William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, p. 636.]

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