George Washington to John Jay, 17 May 1779

To John Jay

Head Quarters [Middlebrook] May 17th 1779

Sir.

Since I had the honor of addressing Your Excellency this morning, I received a Letter from General Gates, a Copy of which with the packet he mentions I transmit by this express.1 From Genl Gates’s account it appears indispensably necessary that a supply of money should be sent as soon as possible, if it has not been already done to pay the Troops. I have the Honor to be with the greatest respect Yr Excellency’s Most Obedt servant

Go: Washington

Df, in James McHenry’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW. Congress read this letter on 19 May and referred it to the Board of Treasury (JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. description ends , 14:613).

1. See Horatio Gates to GW, 7 May.

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Title: George Washington to John Jay, 17 May 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Jay, John
Date: 17 May 1779

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Cite as: “George Washington to John Jay, 17 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0456. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 20, 8 April–31 May 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, p. 516.]

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