George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 12 January 1780

From Major General Nathanael Greene

Morristown January 12th 1780

sir

Inclosd is all the most material matters which has occurd to me.1 I am not sufficently acquainted with the Enemies cantonment to determin with any certainty the exact mode of attack or of the proper strength of each party. I am your Exccellencys Most Obedt humble Serv.

Nath. Greene

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. See Greene’s undated Recommendations for Attack on Staten Island, printed as an enclosure to this letter.

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    To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 12 January 1780
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    Greene, Nathanael
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    Washington, George
    Date
    12 January 1780

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    “To George Washington from Major General Nathanael Greene, 12 January 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0078-0001. [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. 92–97.]

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