George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 1 July 1779

To Major General Israel Putnam

New Windsor July 1st 17⟨79⟩

Sr

⟨I have confirmed⟩ the different se⟨ntences⟩ of the Court Martial which you handed to me—but as I understood you that the Officers who were insulted by the Dragoons had interceded in their favor. If I should not be mistaken in this you are at liberty to remit the punishment. Yrs &c.

G.W.

P.s. You will be pleased to order them to join their Regt.

Df, in Richard Kidder Meade’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW. The mutilated portions of the draft manuscript are supplied within angle brackets from the Varick transcript.

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    From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 1 July 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Putnam, Israel
    Date
    1 July 1779

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    “From George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 1 July 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-21-02-0267. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 21, 1 June–31 July 1779, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, pp. 320–321.]

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