George Washington to Comte de Rochambeau, 7 February 1781

George Washington to Comte de Rochambeau

New Windsor [New York] February 7, 1781. Hopes that the French have been able to take advantage of the damaged British fleet. Sends news of Benedict Arnold’s operations in Virginia. Has heard unofficially that Maryland has acceded to the Confederation and that Virginia has relinquished its claim to “country West of the Ohio, in favour of the United States.”

Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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Title: George Washington to Comte de Rochambeau, 7 February 1781
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Rochambeau, Comte de
Date: 7 February 1781

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Cite as: “George Washington to Comte de Rochambeau, 7 February 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-1065. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 555.]

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