From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 2 February 1780

To Major General Arthur St. Clair

Head Quarters Morristown 2d Febry 1780

Dr Sir

I am this moment favored with your letter of this date.

The detatchment which I mentioned as to march this morning,1 owing to some causes that have unavoidably intervened, does not leave camp till to-morrow.

With regard to the enterprise you have in view—should circumstances make it eligible in your opinion, I have no objection to your trying the experiment. I am Dr Sir Your obt & hble servt

Go: Washington

LS, in James McHenry’s writing, PWacD: Sol Feinstone Collection, on deposit at PPAmP; Df, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. See GW’s first letter to St. Clair of this date.

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Title: From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 2 February 1780
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: St. Clair, Arthur
Date: 2 February 1780

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, 2 February 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0281. [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. 360.]

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