George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 14 February 1778

George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates1

[Valley Forge] February 14, 1778. Regrets inability to “ratify” sentence of court-martial held by Gates’s order, but will leave ultimate decision to Gates’s judgment.

Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Gates was at this time president of the Board of War.

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Title: George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 14 February 1778
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Gates, Horatio
Date: 14 February 1778

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Cite as: “George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 14 February 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0368. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 429.]

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