George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 30 October 1780

George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette

[Totowa, New Jersey] October 30, 1780. Does not think that a campaign at this time is feasible. States that American force is not large enough to attack New York.

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

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Title: George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 30 October 1780
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
Date: 30 October 1780

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Cite as: “George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 30 October 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0945. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 495.]

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