From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 2 January 1779

To Major General Stirling

Philada 2d January 1779

My Lord

I am favd with yours of the 30th Ulto. I thank you for the intelligence it contains.1

I shall communicate that part of your letter respecting Cannon Ball to the Board of War and Ordnance, and if they have not already made Contracts for a sufficient quantity, they may, if they think proper, make their proposals known to the Managers of the Works under your Lordships direction. I return your Lordship the Compliments of the Season and am My Lord Your most obt Servt

Go: Washington

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

1. Tilghman originally wrote the first paragraph of the LS as follows, in substantially the same words that he had written on the draft: “I am favd with yours of the 30th Ulto with the information from Z inclosed. I thank you for that and what you have collected from other quarters.” He then rewrote the paragraph as it appears above.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 2 January 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Stirling, Lord (né William Alexander)
Date: 2 January 1779

Reference

Cite as: “From George Washington to Major General Stirling, 2 January 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-18-02-0625. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 18, 1 November 1778 – 14 January 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, pp. 557–558.]

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