1From George Washington to Captain Edward Norwood, 7 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of this date has been duly received. I have already given my reasons in General Orders, for disapproving the proceedings of the Court Martial in your case, and therefore I need not repeat them. I will only observe that they appeared to me, to be contrary to precedent and common usage—and totally irregular and incompleat. Under this persuasion I could not but continue your arrest....
2To George Washington from Captain Edward Norwood, 7 September 1778 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from Capt. Edward Norwood, 7 Sept. 1778. On 7 Sept., GW wrote Norwood : “Your favor of this date has been duly received.”