George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Captain John Stokes, 15 February 1779

To Captain John Stokes

Hd Qrs [Middlebrook] Feby 15th 1779

Sir,

I have received your letter of yesterday and thank you for your intelligence1—I have communicated the intelligence to General Maxwell and directed him to remove the cattle you mention.2 You will assist him in doing it—There is a party of Militea.

I rely upon your vigilance, and that you will immediately communicate to me any further discoveries you may make—You will do the same to General Maxwell. I am Sir Yr Obedt serv.

Df, in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. Stokes’s letter to GW of 14 Feb. has not been found.

2. See GW to William Maxwell, this date.

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    From George Washington to Captain John Stokes, 15 February 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Stokes, John
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    15 February 1779

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    “From George Washington to Captain John Stokes, 15 February 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-19-02-0213. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 19, 15 January–7 April 1779, ed. Philander D. Chase and William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, p. 208.]

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