George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 5 February 1781

To Major General Robert Howe

Head Quarters New Windsor Feby 5th 1781

Dear Sir.

Your favor of the 2nd with the enclosures have just been received.1

I would not wish Major Galvan to place any dependance on a Command in the Light Corps the ensuing Campaign—These appointments having commonly been made in some measure by Rotation. With great consideration I am Dear Sir Your Most Obedt Servt.

Df, in David Humphreys’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. Howe’s letter to GW of 2 Feb. has not been found. The enclosures have not been identified.

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    From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 5 February 1781
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    Washington, George
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    Howe, Robert
    Date
    5 February 1781

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    “From George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 5 February 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-30-02-0340. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 30, 1 January–6 March 1781, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2022, p. 376.]

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