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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02872
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1780
Title	George Washington to Anthony Wayne responding to Wayne's letter concerning someone's attempts to attack him before Washington
Date	6 September 1780
Author	Washington, George (1732-1799)
Recipient	Wayne, Anthony
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Washington, responding to Wayne's letter of September 3 concerning someone's attempts to attack him before Washington, thanks him for his professions of friendship and reassures him of his own regard. Washington assures him that the "person to whom you allude" has "never mentioned a syllable to me in his life injurious to you..., nor... to any Gentn. of my family." Washington asks Wayne to "let all differences subside" and to "[l]et all be as a band of Brothers & rise superior to every injury whether real or imarginary and persevere in the arduous but glorious struggle in which we are engaged, til peace & Independence are secured to our Country."
Subjects	President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army Military History Friendship Freedom and Independence
People	Washington, George (1732-1799) Wayne, Anthony (1745-1796)
Theme	The Presidency; The American Revolution
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Head Qrs. Sep: 6th. 1780. Dear Sir I have received your letter of the 3d. and return you my warmest thanks for your professions of friendship. These are the more pleasing as I am convinced they are founded in the strictest sincerity, and I hope it is needless for me to tell you at this time, that an equal regard for you, prevails on my part. I am concerned however, that you should have given yourself the trouble of writing me on the subject of your Letter. I did not want any assurance or any proofs upon the point, because I entertain no idea, that you encouraged the unhappy measure, to which you allude, and which I wish to be buried in oblivion. Your former assurances, your anxiety to which I was a witness - the interesting part you took to compromise & settle the matter were sufficient to remove every belief of the sort. I do not know with certainty the person to whom you allude, as having attempted to injure you; but from what I have heard and not without much pain, it is probable I could conjecture who it is. If I am not mistaken with respect to the person [2] I mean, I can with the greatest truth assure you, that he never mentioned a syllable to me in his life injurious to you in the least possible degree, nor have I any reason to believe that he ever did to any Gentn. of my Family. The bare report of a coolness which is said to subsist between you & the Gentn. I have in view, has given me great concern, because I have a warm friendship for both & consider harmony essential to our interest. There is nothing if he is the person, which would give me more pleasure than to hear that you were in perfect amity again. Let it be the case - let all differences subside - the situation of our affairs never required it more - and in the emphatical terms of your and General Irvine's letter of which you inclosed a copy - Let all be as a band of Brothers & rise superior to every injury whether real or imarginary and persevere in the arduous but glorious struggle in which we are engaged till peace & Independence are secured to our Country. I am certain you will do it - and I will only add that I am with the most perfect Yr. Friend & Obedt. Servt. Go: Washington General Wayne [Address leaf]

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