From George Washington to Major General Steuben, 2 October 1779

To Major General Steuben

Head Qrs [West Point] Octr 2d 1779

Sir

I have received your favour of the 29th of Sepr containing a plan for recruiting the army for the next campaign,1 which I have attentively considered—Many parts of it correspond exactly with my ideas and with the proposals I have made and am making to Congress—Such parts of it as are new and appear to me calculated to promote the service shall be added.2 I have the honor to be With much esteem Sir Your most Obedt servant

G.W.

Df, in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. This letter has not been found.

2. GW wrote to Congress at length on this subject in November (see GW to Samuel Huntington, 18 Nov. [DNA:PCC, item 152]).

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: From George Washington to Major General Steuben, 2 October 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, baron von
Date: 2 October 1779

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Major General Steuben, 2 October 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-22-02-0498. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 22, 1 August–21 October 1779, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, pp. 590–591.]

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