The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

338 WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS. [LET. 46.
TO MAJOR-GENERAL GATES.
Head-Quarters, Valley Forge, 24 April, 1778.
SIR,
It being indispensably necessary, that some general
plan of operation should be settled for the present
campaign, and perceiving that Congress have been
pleased to appoint you to command on the North
River, I am to request, if you should not find it too
inconvenient, that you will make a digression from
your route thither, and favor me with a call at this
camp, that we may enter upon a discussion of the
point, and form some general system. The propriety
of this measure, particularly at this advanced period,
will be so obvious to you, that it is unnecessary to
add upon the subject.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant.*
TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS IEN CON GRESS.
Valley Forge, 25 April, 1778.
DEAR SIR,
I received your obliging favor of the 18th instant
yesterday evening. I thank you much for the explanatory hints it contains, and could have wished it had
come to hand a little sooner. I have many things to
say to you, but as the express, who will deliver you
this, is going with despatches, which will not admit
of delay, I shall content myself with taking notice of
one matter, that appears to me to require immediate
remedy.t
" A similar invitation was sent to General Aifflin.
t rom Gouverneur MJorris's Letter. -" We have determined to send
Gates to Hudson's River, where he is to command very largely. But