From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel William Washington, 14 December 1779

To Lieutenant Colonel William Washington

Hd Qrs Morris Town Decr 14: 1779

Dr Sir

I do not recollect whether you ever made a Return of the Officers & Men of Baylor’s Regiment, as directed by the 15th of March last.1 If You have not done it—I request that You will. It is necessary that there should be transmissions of it by the Board of War, as it may respect the states to which the Officers & Men belong. His Excellency Governor Jefferson has requested it, of those from Virginia. I inclose you a Copy of a Resolution of the Genl Assembly—which I have just received & which interests Baylor’s Regiment.2 I am Dr sir with great regard Yr Most Obedt st

Go: Washington

Df, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. See JCC, description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. description ends 13:317–18; see also John Jay to GW, 15 March.

2. See Thomas Jefferson to GW, 28 Nov., and especially n.2.

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Title: From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel William Washington, 14 December 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Washington, William
Date: 14 December 1779

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel William Washington, 14 December 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-23-02-0460. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 23, 22 October–31 December 1779, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, pp. 614–615.]

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