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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.099 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
Title | George Washington to Gouverneur Morris regarding complaint of conduct received from George Morgan against Lachlan McIntosh |
Date | 20 March 1779 |
Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
Recipient | Morris, Gouverneur |
Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
Content Description | Washington acknowledges receiving the letter from Col. George Morgan, and discussing "affairs to the westward." McIntosh, who had mortally wounded Button Gwinnett in a duel, commanded Fort Pitt from May 1778 until Mar. 5 1779. His subordinates Daniel Broadhead and Morgan complained of his conduct. Washington writes that residence with McIntosh at Valley Forge had impressed him and he hoped the Georgian would be disinterested in western disputes. He writes that command will go now to Broadhead and concludes (with a hint of exasperation) "with such means as are provided, I must labour" ("labour" underscored in original). Signature repaired. |
Subjects | President Revolutionary War Military History Frontiers and Exploration Valley Forge |
People | Washington, George (1732-1799) McIntosh, Lachlan (1725-1806) Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) |
Place written | Middlebrook |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Notes: Punctuation standardized. Fitzpatrick, Writings of Washington.14: 262. Colonel George Morgan was a deputy commissary general of purchases Western Department, and served to the close of the war. Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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