From George Washington to Captain Bartholomew von Heer, 13 April 1779

To Captain Bartholomew von Heer

Head Quarters Middle Brook 13th April 1779.

Sir

The inclosed to the Board of War is upon the subject of yours of the 8th.1 You will therefore wait upon them with it.

If your health will not permit you to return to Camp so soon as you expected, you have, agreeable to your request, my permission to remain ten or twelve days beyond the limitation of your furlough. I am &.

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

1. See GW to the Board of War, this date; Heer’s letter to GW of 8 April has not been found.

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Title: From George Washington to Captain Bartholomew von Heer, 13 April 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Heer, Bartholomew von
Date: 13 April 1779

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Captain Bartholomew von Heer, 13 April 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0056. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 20, 8 April–31 May 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, p. 54.]

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