From George Washington to William Livingston, 24 November 1777
To William Livingston
Head Quarters [Whitemarsh, Pa.] 24th Novemr 1777
Sir
I am honored with yours of the 22d. It gives me great pleasure to find that your Legislature have undertaken to procure a Quantity of Blankets and other Cloathing, by Civil Authority, which mode ought ever to be adopted instead of the Military. I have given orders to have all the Officers, who were vested with powers to collect these Articles, immediately recalled, except Colo. Forman, for whom you have a letter to that purpose.1
I highly approve of the Measures you are taking to put a stop to the illicit Correspondence that is carrying on between the Inhabitants upon the Sound and New York.2 I am with great Respect Yr Excellency’s most obt
Go: Washington
LS in Tench Tilghman’s writing, MHi William Livingston Papers; Df, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
1. For GW’s orders to recall the officers collecting clothing in New Jersey, see General Orders, this date, and note 2. GW’s letter to David Forman has not been found.
2. See Livingston to GW, 22 Nov., and note 3.