Arthur St. Clair, A.L.S. Morris Town, March 12th 1777 : to Colonel James Wilson in Congress

Arthur St. Clair, A.L.S. Morris Town, March 12th 1777 : to Colonel James Wilson in Congress

Morristown, [N.J.] 1777

[1] p. on 2 conjugate leaves ; 31 cm.

MSS L2016F27 M

St. Clair writes that "if the matter is fixed that I make the next campaign to the northward tis [sic] high time I had left this place, as I absolutely must go home for a few days – The General's [Washington's] indisposition has prevented my knowing any thing certainly about it, but he is now so well recovered that to day or tomorrow I shall know his Intentions when I shall write to you again."
St. Clair mentions that he will make William Bird (a relative of James Wilson’s wife) one of his aides-de-camp (William Bird, a lieutenant in St. Clair’s 2nd Pennsylvania Battalion, had been captured at Trois Rivieres in Canada the previous year and was awaiting exchange). He also notes the need for additional troops to remants of the Continental Army at Morristown: "For Gods sake let Congress hasten on the Continental Troops – if they do not arrive soon the Army will be totally dissolved."
Partial red wax seal remains.

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