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[GeneralGeorgeWashingtononGalvez]

1-General Orders

Head Quarters, Connecticut Farms, Thursday, June 8, 1780.

Morning OrdersParole Pensacola. Countersigns Mobile, Spain.

Watchword Galvez

2-To Major General Philemon Dickinson

HeadQuarters,NewWindsor,May15,1781.DearSir:Youmaybeassuredthatnothingwouldgivemegreter(sic)pleasurethatnto

interestmyselfinamatterwhichconcernedyouoryourfriend(EvanJonesof

Pensacola)couldIdoitwithpropriety,but,presentcircumstancesofAffairs,becompliedwithbyme.AsIhaveneverhadtheleastcorrespondencewithDonGalvezor

anyoftheSpanishCommanders,exceptacomplimentaryletterfromtheGovernorof

heHavannah(sic)

3-To Francisco Rendon [Spanish agent to the United States. He succeeded Miralles]

Head Quarters, New Windsor, June 8, 1781.

Sir:IhavetheHonortoreceiveyourFavorofthe29thUto.Andhavetoassureyouthat

IshallbeveryhappyinaConfirmationoftheveryagreeableaccountyoumentionof

theSuccesslikelytoattendtheArmsofHisCatholicMajestyunderthecommandoofhisGeneralDonGalvezatPensacola

4-To Francisco Rendon

Head Quarters, New Windsor, June 21, 1781.

Sir:IwiththegreatestpleasurecongratulateyouonthesuccessofHisCatholic

MajestysArmsatPensacola,andIhavenodoubtbutarecitaloftheparticularswill

reflectmuchhonoruponGeneralDonGalvezandthetroopsunderhiscommand.

Nomaterialmovementsonthepartoftheenemyhavingtakenplaceinthisquarter

sincemylastIhavenocommunicationsofanyimportancetomaketoyou.IbegyoutobeassuredthatIametc.[thisisadrafttohissecretary]

5-To Francisco Rendon

Head Quarters near Dobbs Ferry, July 13, 1781.

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Sir:IdomyselfthehonortoacknowledgetheReceiptofyourAgreableFavorofthe14

ulto,withtheInvoiceinclosed(sic).Ihavealsothepleasuretoinformyouprthis

Conveyance,thattheArticlesmentionedintheInvoice,andwhichyouhavebeenso

kindastopresenttoMrs.Washingtonandme,aresafelyarrived.BeassuredSir,I

receivewithparticularSatisfactionthismarkofyouAttentionandPolitenessandthat

itclaimsmymostsincereThanks.IhavenoyetbeenhonoredwiththeparticularsoftheSujectionofPensacolatothe

ArmsofhisCatholicmajesty;norwiththeTermsofitsCapitulation[thisisalie.He

makesclearreferenceofittotheletterdatedJuly10,toThePresidentofthe

Congress];IamperswadedyouwillbepleasedtogivemeaCopy.Iametc.

6-To Francisco Rendon

Sir:IwasYesterdayhonoredwithyourfavorofthe2nd.Itgivemepleasuretofindso

goodadispositioninDonBernardodeGalvestoconcerthisoperationsinsucha

manneragainstthecommonenemythattheinterestsofHisCatholicMajestyand

thoseofourselvesandourAllymaybemutuallybenefitted.Youmustbesensiblethat,inthepresentpoliticalsituationofAffairs,Icannot,withanydegreeofpropriety

behalfoftheUnitesStatesproposeanyjointplanofoperationtoDonGavez,thoI

flattermyselfthatdifficultywillbeherelongremoved.NeithercanIatthistime

determinewhetherweshallbeabletoactoffensivelyagainsttheenemyinSouth

CarolinaandGeorgia.ThatwillinagreatmeasuredependupontheNavalassistance

weshallbeabletoderivefromourAlly.OfthisyoumayassureDonGalvezthatshould

anyoffensiveplanbeformedandwhichistobeundertakenbytheAlliedArms,IwillusemyinfluencewiththeFrenchCommanderstogivehimduenotice,shouldInotbe

abletoopenacorrespondencewithhimmyself.Inthemeantimeyoumayinformhim

thathecannotmakeamorepowerfuldiversioninfavourofthesouthernStates,than

bypushinghisArmsagstEastFlorida.IamobligedbytheextractofDonGalvezslettertotheCountdeGrasseexplainingatlargethenecessityhewasunderofgrantingthetermsofCapitulationtotheGarrison

ofPensacolawhichthecommandantrequired.Ihavenodoubt,fromDonGalvezswill

knowattachmenttothecauseofAmerica,buthewouldhaverefusedtheArticles

whichhavebeendeemedexceptionable,hadtherenotbeenverypowerfulreasonto

haveinducedhisacceptanceofthemWeopenedourfirstparallelontheNightofthe

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