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From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 8 February 1780

To Major General Arthur St. Clair

Head Quarters Morristown 8th Febry 1780

Dr Sir

I received your favor of the 7th yesterday afternoon.

As I can see no inconveniency from permitting Mrs Hadden to pass in by Pawlus Hook, you will therefore grant her request, and make such further use of that communication, in the way of flags while the frost continues1 as you may judge essential for any purposes you may have in view, or for obtaining useful information. I would imagine however that the enemy will object to this line, for the same reasons which we may desire it.

I have no objection to Kemp and Cranes going over to Bergen, you may therefore indulge the friends of the persons who were lately taken, in their application. I am Dr Sir, your obt & hble sert

Go: Washington

LS, in James McHenry’s writing, O; Df, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. GW inserted the last four words, which do not appear on the draft.

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    From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 8 February 1780
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    8 February 1780

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    “From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 8 February 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0334. [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, p. 416.]

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