From George Washington to General Henry Clinton, 9 June 1778

To General Henry Clinton

Head Quarters [Valley Forge] June the 9th 1778

Sir,

At nine oClock this evening, I had the honor, to receive your Excellency’s letter of this date.

I do not conceive myself at liberty to grant the passport, which you request, for Doctor Ferguson, without being previously instructed by Congress, on the subject. I shall dispatch a copy of your letter to them; and take the earliest opportunity of communicating their determination.1 I have the honor to be Sir Your most Obedient servant

Go: Washington

LS, in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, P.R.O.: Carleton Papers; Df, DLC:GW; copy, DNA:PCC, item 152; copy, DNA:PCC, item 169; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. See GW to Henry Laurens, this date.

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Title: From George Washington to General Henry Clinton, 9 June 1778
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Clinton, Henry
Date: 9 June 1778

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Cite as: “From George Washington to General Henry Clinton, 9 June 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-15-02-0372. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 15, May–June 1778, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006, p. 359.]

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