To George Washington from Major General Israel Putnam, 29 March 1778

From Major General Israel Putnam

Fishkill [N.Y.] 29th March 78

Sir,

General Huntington deliver’d me your Letter of the 16th Inst. I am at this place; and will Attend the Court of Enquiry which is to meet to Morrow—As soon as it is finish’d, I shall return to Connecticut, and endeavour to forward on the New Levies, with the utmost Expedition, in Conformity to your Orders, tho’ I fear, my success will not Answer your Expectation. I am with the utmost Respect Your Excellency’s most Hume Servt—

Israel Putnam

LS, DLC:GW; Copy (extract), enclosed in GW to Henry Laurens, 10 April, DNA:PCC, item 78.

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Title: To George Washington from Major General Israel Putnam, 29 March 1778
Author: Putnam, Israel
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 29 March 1778

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Cite as: “To George Washington from Major General Israel Putnam, 29 March 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-14-02-0329. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 14, 1 March 1778 – 30 April 1778, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2004, pp. 357–358.]

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