From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 10 January 1780
To Major General Stirling
Head Quarters Morristown 10th Jany 1780.
My Lord.
I should be glad, on receipt of this, to see your Lordship on some matters of business as soon as possible.1 I am my Lord your Lordships most obt servt
Go: Washington
LS, in James McHenry’s writing, NHi: Stirling Papers; Df, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
1. GW probably is referring to his planning for an attack on the British forts on Staten Island; he intended Stirling to command the attack (see GW to William Irvine, 12 Jan., and GW to Stirling, 13 Jan. [letter 1; letter 2]).