Brigadier General William Woodford to George Washington, 21 February 1778

From Brigadier General William Woodford

[Valley Forge, 21 February 1778]

Dear Genl

I am favor’d with your very obligeing answer to my Letter of the 19th. as this unfortunate affair of mine is to be finally settled by a Board of Genl Officers, I could wish a larger number were present, but as that is not likely to be the case in any short time, I could wish the matter to be taken up as soon as it is convenient to your Excellency. I am with much respect Your Excellencys Obliged humble Servt

Wm Woodford

ALS, PHi: Gratz Collection; Sprague transcript, DLC:GW.

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Title: Brigadier General William Woodford to George Washington, 21 February 1778
Author: Woodford, William
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 21 February 1778

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Cite as: “Brigadier General William Woodford to George Washington, 21 February 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-13-02-0541. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 13, 26 December 1777 – 28 February 1778, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2003, p. 637.]

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