George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Colonel Matthias Ogden, 22 February 1779

To Colonel Matthias Ogden

Head Qrs Midlebrook 22 fby 1779

Sir

I have recd your letter of yesterdays date.1

I herewith send you a copy of the charges exhibited against you by Capn Morrison. You will be pleased to notify, when you are prepared for a defence, that the evidences may be summoned, and a court ordered on the business agreeable to your desire.2 I am Sr &.

G.W.

Df, in James McHenry’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. Ogden’s letter to GW of 21 Feb. has not been found.

2. This enclosure has not been identified. For Capt. Isaac Morrison’s charges against Ogden and Ogden’s court-martial, see GW to William Maxwell, 20 and 24 Feb., and General Orders, 1 March and 2 April.

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    From George Washington to Colonel Matthias Ogden, 22 February 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Ogden, Matthias
    Date
    22 February 1779

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    “From George Washington to Colonel Matthias Ogden, 22 February 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-19-02-0257. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 19, 15 January–7 April 1779, ed. Philander D. Chase and William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, p. 241.]

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