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From George Washington to John Rutledge, 5 October 1778

To John Rutledge

Fish-kill Octr 5th 1778.

Dear Sir,

Congress having been pleased to nominate Major Genl Lincoln (the bearer of this Letter) to Command the Troops in the Southern Department I take the liberty of recommending him to your civilities & friendship.1 In this Gentn you will find a worthy character, & a brave & attentive Officer—My best respects are tendered to Mrs Rutledge.2 I have the honr to be with great esteem & regard Dr Sir Yr Most Obedt Hble Servt

Go: Washington

ADfS, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. For GW’s subsequent conveyance to Benjamin Lincoln of this letter and his letter to Edward Rutledge of this date, see GW to Lincoln, 9 October.

2. John Rutledge’s wife was Elizabeth Grimké Rutledge (1741–1792).

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    From George Washington to John Rutledge, 5 October 1778
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    “From George Washington to John Rutledge, 5 October 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-17-02-0285. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 17, 15 September–31 October 1778, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, p. 273.]

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