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To George Washington from Brigadier General John Stark, 26 June 1780

From Brigadier General John Stark

Ramoapo [N.J.] 26 June 1780

Sir

agrebel to my Promis to give in my opeinen Respeecting the operation of the Campain I Now give it1—as for aney thing to the South of New Jayes I am of opein we Can Not act as for Canaday the Seson of the year is So far advanced and No Preperation mad for that Purpes I think it is out of our Power to Do aney thing in that Qarter and Halifex is So far from us that th[e]y Can Do us Now Hort if the french fleet Shuld Cum I think New york is our obgect to act against it in the mos vigeres mener. I am Sir your most obedent Humbel Servant

John Stark

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

1. For GW’s request that his generals provide their opinions on the objective of the campaign, see Council of War, 6 June.

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    To George Washington from Brigadier General John Stark, 26 June 1780
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    Washington, George
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    26 June 1780

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    “To George Washington from Brigadier General John Stark, 26 June 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-26-02-0422. [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. 570–571.]

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