From George Washington to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 20 February 1780

To Colonel Goose Van Schaick

Head Qrs Morris Town Feby 20. 1780

Sir1

I request that You will transmit his Excellency, Governor Clinton as soon as possible, an Exact Return of the Non Commissd Officers & privates in Your Regiment; designating in a particular manner the number inlisted for the War—and the different terms of service of the residue digested in Monthly Columns. You will nevertheless forward me a similar Return.2 I am sir with great esteem & regard yr Most Obt st.

Df, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. The letters “Dr” are crossed out before this word.

2. See GW to Van Schaick, 15 February.

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Title: From George Washington to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 20 February 1780
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Van Schaick, Goose
Date: 20 February 1780

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 20 February 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0423. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 24, 1 January–9 March 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, p. 533.]

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