George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 26 January 1780

To Major General Israel Putnam

Head qrs Morris Town January 26th 1780

Dr sir

On the 20th I received Your Letter of the 4th and was exceedingly sorry to find that you had been so severely attacked by a fit of the palsy. You have my sincerest wishes for your recovery—and I shall be happy if your next accounts announce this—or at least that there are good grounds to hope for it.1 I am Dr sir with great regard & esteem Yr Most Obedt servant

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

1. Putnam’s son and aide-de-camp, Maj. Daniel Putnam, replied on 7 March.

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    From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 26 January 1780
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    Washington, George
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    Putnam, Israel
    Date
    26 January 1780

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    “From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 26 January 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0216. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 24, 1 January–9 March 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, pp. 268–269.]

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