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From George Washington to Brigadier General William Irvine, 10 January 1780

To Brigadier General William Irvine

Morristown 10th Jan. 1780

Dr Sir

I have determined in case the present condition of the Ice, & prospect of its continuance will warrant the enterprize, to make an attempt upon the enemy’s quarters & posts on Staten Island.

As it is next to impossible to communicate my ideas fully, & make proper arrangements of the plan by letter Mr Tilghman comes to you for this purpose—He is fully possessed of every matter necessary for your information, & of the things necessary for you to do—& with him [you] wi[ll]1 please to concert measures accordingly. I am Dr Sir Yr Most Obedt S.

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ALS, PHi: Papers of William Irvine.

1. GW inadvertently wrote “with him with.”

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    From George Washington to Brigadier General William Irvine, 10 January 1780
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    10 January 1780

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    “From George Washington to Brigadier General William Irvine, 10 January 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0061. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 24, 1 January–9 March 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, pp. 76–77.]

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