George Washington to Lieutenant General Rochambeau, 14 May 1781
To Lieutenant General Rochambeau
Head Quarters New Windsor 14th May 1781.
Sir
I last night had the honor of receiving your Excellency’s favor of the 11th.1 As you request me to name the time of meeting, I appoint Monday the 21st of this month at Weathersfeild; which I think is as soon as will be possible for you, with convenience. General Knox and General du portail will accompany me. I will endeavour to be at Weathersfeild on saturday afternoon myself, and have made choice of this town in preference to Hartford because the latter will be occupied by the Assembly of the State which is now sitting.2
I forward the packets for His Excellency the Chevalier de la Luzerne by Express, and inform him of the time and place of our intended interview; but I do not imagine it will be possible for him to be present at it.3
I shall very impatiently wait the pleasure of meeting your Excellency and the Count de Barras. I have the honor to be Your Excellency’s Most obedt and very humble servant.
Go: Washington
LS, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, CtY-BR:R; Df, DLC:GW; Rochambeau’s French translation, CtY-BR:R; LB, in French, DLC: Rochambeau Papers, vol. 12; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
1. See Rochambeau to GW, 11 May.
2. On the draft, which Tilghman also penned, GW wrote the preceding sentence in the left margin.
The Connecticut legislature had begun its session on 10 May (see , 3:368; see also The Wethersfield Conference and Aftermath, 14 May–16 June, editorial note).
3. See GW to La Luzerne, this date.