Public Papers of George Clinton 2: 465, no. 872. Addressed in the original: "To the Hnbl. Major General Putnam—Red Hook." Docketed in the original: "Draft Letter to MG/Putnam Octor. 20th. 1777." The words within brackets, the address and the docketing are from the charred original, N-Ar, George Clinton Papers, box 9, doc. 872.