From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 9 August 1779

To Major General Robert Howe

Head Quarter West Point 9th Augst 1779

Dr sr,

Your favor of the 6th Inst. came to hand yesterday evening I shall communicate the success of Col. Whites enterprise to Congress1 and beg that you will present my thanks to him, the other Officers and the Corps concerned on the occasion. I am Dr Sr Yr Mo. hum: Servt

G.W.

Df, in Richard Kidder Meade’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. See GW to John Jay, 16 Aug. (second letter).

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Title: From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 9 August 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Howe, Robert
Date: 9 August 1779

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 9 August 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-22-02-0066. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 22, 1 August–21 October 1779, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, p. 71.]

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