To George Washington from the Maryland Council, 12 June 1780
From the Maryland Council
In Council Maryland Annapolis June 12th 1780
Sir
We have this moment had the honor of receiving your Excellencys Letter of the 2d Instant also a Letter of the same date from the Honorable committee of Co-operation both of which We communicated to the General Assembly of this State now sitting.1 We have the honor to be with Sentiments of perfect Respect and Esteem Your Excellencys Mo. Obedt & mo. Hble servt
Tho. Sim Lee
LS, MH: Dearborn Collection; LB, MdAA: Council Letter Book, 1779–1780. GW’s secretary Robert Hanson Harrison docketed the LS as “no Answer” required.
1. See GW’s circular to the states, 2 June, and n.1.
The Maryland house of delegates read the circulars from GW and the Committee at Headquarters on this date and referred them to a committee, which reported on 17 June that in their view “it is not within the ability or power of this state to comply with the requisition of the committee of co-operation” (Md. House Proc., June 1780, 196).