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From George Washington to the Board of War, 27 April 1780

To the Board of War

Head Quarters Morris Town 27th April 1780

Sir

As the inclosed representation from Capt. Schott to me implies that some steps have been taken by the Board respecting the incorporation of his and Capt. Selins Companies with the German Battalion,1 I have not thought proper to give any opinion upon it, untill I am informed how far the representation agrees with the measures which the Board may have adopted upon the occasion.2 I have the honor &.

Df, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. The enclosed letter from Capt. John Paul Schott to GW has not been found, but see Schott to GW, 10 July (DLC:GW).

2. In a letter written at Northumberland, Pa., on 16 May, Lt. Col. Ludwig Weltner explained to GW that a dispute existed between Schott and Capt. Anthony Selin over “who wou’d Quit the Service” upon the incorporation of their independent companies into the German Battalion (DNA:PCC, item 152; see also Board of War to Weltner, 28 Dec. 1779, in Pa. Archives description begins Samuel Hazard et al., eds. Pennsylvania Archives. 9 ser., 138 vols. Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 1852–1949. description ends , 1st ser., 8:62; Board of War to Joseph Reed, 31 March 1780, in Pa. Archives description begins Samuel Hazard et al., eds. Pennsylvania Archives. 9 ser., 138 vols. Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 1852–1949. description ends , 1st ser., 8:153–54; and Pa. Col. Records description begins Colonial Records of Pennsylvania. 16 vols. Harrisburg, 1840–53. description ends , 12:217–18, 297). Selin also visited GW to discuss his command (see Zebulon Butler to GW, 15 May, DLC:GW).

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    From George Washington to the Board of War, 27 April 1780
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    “From George Washington to the Board of War, 27 April 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-25-02-0349. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 25, 10 March–12 May 1780, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2017, pp. 497–498.]

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