George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell, 26 December 1778

To Brigadier General William Maxwell

Philadelphia Decr 26th 1778

sir.

You will be pleased to transmit the inclosed Letter to Colo. Butler by a flag. This Gentleman has requested an interview with Genl Lee, who is to meet him.1 A House near Elizabeth Town point is thought most convenient for the meeting—and has been proposed to them both. Colo. Butler is to appoint the time and to inform you, of which you will advise Genl Lee and furnish any passports that may be necessary upon the occasion. Genl Lee it is probable will be at Elizabeth Town before you receive the notice—or on the way. I am sir Yr Most Obedt sert

Go: W.

Df, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. See GW’s letters of this date to William Butler and to Charles Lee.

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    From George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell, 26 December 1778
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    Washington, George
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    Maxwell, William
    Date
    26 December 1778

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    “From George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell, 26 December 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-18-02-0574. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 18, 1 November 1778 – 14 January 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, pp. 508–509.]

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