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From George Washington to Colonel Elias Dayton, 17 May 1780

To Colonel Elias Dayton

Head Quarters Morris Town 17th May 1780

Sir

I have recd yours of the 15th. I shall be glad to be informed whether the Fleet mentioned by you, as having sailed on thursday last,1 consisted of armed ships or Merchant men, and if the former, their number—force,2 and destination.3 I am Sir Yr most obt Servt.

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

1. The previous Thursday was 11 May.

2. Tilghman inadvertently wrote “froce;” on the draft.

3. Dayton replied on 19 May.

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    From George Washington to Colonel Elias Dayton, 17 May 1780
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    17 May 1780

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    “From George Washington to Colonel Elias Dayton, 17 May 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-26-02-0043. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 26, 13 May–4 July 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins and Adrina Garbooshian-Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018, pp. 62–63.]

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