George Washington to Lieutenant General James Robertson, 11 May 1781
To Lieutenant General James Robertson
Head Quarters New Windsor 11th May 1781.
Sir
I, a few days ago1 recd the inclosed from Mr Morris of Philada with a request that they might be forwarded to you. I have taken the earliest opportunity of doing it.2 I have the honor to be Yr Excellency’s Most obt and humble Servt.
Df, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
1. This word appears on the draft above the line in an unidentified handwriting.
2. Robertson replied to GW from New York on 18 May: “Permit me to offer you my thanks for the obliging & polite manner in which you have conveyed to me an Admiralty Commission, which has saved me the trouble and expence of applying for a new one” (LS, DLC:GW). For how the commission came to GW, see Robert Morris to GW, 16 April; see also GW to Morris, 12 May.