George Washington Papers

VI. To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Marinus Willett, 29 May 1780

VI
From Lieutenant Colonel Marinus Willett

Morristown 29th May 1780

Sir,

The bearer of this is Mr Van Dyck, who will be able to give you a particular account of the progress that is made in the bisiness Your Excellency directed me to pursue some time ago1—I need only again Just mention to you that the greatest confidence may be placed in Mr Van Dyck.2 I am Your Excellencies most obedient & Very Humble Servt

M. Willett

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. See GW to Marinus Willett, 22 Feb. 1780.

2. For intelligence received through Francis Van Dyke, see Document IV.

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    VI. To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Marinus Willett, 29 May 1780
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    Willett, Marinus
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    Washington, George
    Date
    29 May 1780

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    “VI. To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Marinus Willett, 29 May 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-26-02-0041-0007. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 26, 13 May–4 July 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins and Adrina Garbooshian-Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018, p. 57.]

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