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From George Washington to Brigadier General Charles Scott, 29 May 1779

To Brigadier General Charles Scott

Head Quarters Middle Brook 29th May 1779

Dr Sir

I have duly received your favour of the 15th Inst. dated at Williamsburg.1

In my Letter of the 25th I have given you my sentiments on that line of Conduct which I thought most expedient in the present aspect of our Southern affairs—I have nothing more perticular at present, and would refer you to that Letter. I am sir your most humbe servt

G: W——n

Df, in Caleb Gibbs’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    From George Washington to Brigadier General Charles Scott, 29 May 1779
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    “From George Washington to Brigadier General Charles Scott, 29 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0626. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 20, 8 April–31 May 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, p. 685.]

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