From George Washington to La Luzerne, 11 August 1780
To La Luzerne
Head Qrs Orange Town August 11th 1780
Sir
I have the Honor to transmit Your Excellency a Letter from the Chevalier Ternay, which came under cover to me last night, with One addressed to myself.1 I also enclose an Extract of the Letter from the Admiral to myself and of one of the same date, from the Count de Rochambeau.2 Your Excellency will perceive by these, tho I presume the Admiral has written to You fully on the subject, the measures they have concerted with respect to the second Division, in case it arrives at the Southward.3
The Letter inclosed from L. Colo. Harrison will inform Your Excellency by what accident the One addressed to You by the Admiral was opened.4 I have the honor to be with the highest respect & esteem Your Excellency’s Most Obedt & Most Hble servant
Go: Washington
LS, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, FrPMAE; Df, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
1. See Ternay to GW, 8 August. The letter from Ternay to La Luzerne has not been identified.
2. The extract from Rear Admiral Ternay’s letter to GW of 8 Aug. has not been found. For the extract of Rochambeau’s letter to GW of 8 Aug., see the source note to that document.
3. GW is referring to the second division of the French expeditionary force (see Rochambeau to GW, 12 July, and n.14 to that document).
4. The letter from GW’s secretary Robert Hanson Harrison to La Luzerne has not been identified.