From George Washington to James Caldwell, 10 January 1780

To James Caldwell

Hd Qrs Morristown 10th Jany 1780.

Sir

I have been favored with your letter of this days date—I am much obliged to you for your exertion in our present difficulty and the supply of grain they have procured. Col. Ogden is directed to retain the grain in the County for the use of the detatchment.1 I am with great regard your obt serv.

Go: W.

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

1. See GW to Matthias Ogden, this date.

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Title: From George Washington to James Caldwell, 10 January 1780
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Caldwell, James
Date: 10 January 1780

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Cite as: “From George Washington to James Caldwell, 10 January 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0058. [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, pp. 72–73.]

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