1[Diary entry: 28 September 1781] (Washington Papers)
28th. Having debarked all the Troops and their Baggage—Marched and Encamped them in Front of the City and having with some difficulty obtained horses & Waggons sufficient to move our field Artillery—Intrenching Tools & such other articles as were indispensably necessary—we commenced our March for the Investiture of the Enemy at York. The American Continental, and French Troops formed one...
2General Orders, 28 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
Officers for the day Tomorrow Major General Marquis de la Fayette Colonel Scammell Lt Col. Vandyke B. M. Bleeker The whole Army, Officers and soldiers will lay on their Arms this Night. DLC : Papers of George Washington.
3From George Washington to Board of War, 28 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
The Inclosed Letter from Doctr Craick of the Hospital, is of so much Importance, that I cannot omit to transmit it to your Board—& to enforce it with my Warmest Desire that its Request may be complied with in the shortest Time possible—The Exhausted Condition of this State admits no Relief—our only Hope is from you—the Importance of the Soldiers life to our Service, is too well known to you,...
4From George Washington to Nathanael Greene, 28 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
I am very sorry to observe in your Letter of the 6th Augst a Complaint, that you have heard nothing from me since the 1st June—many Letters have been written to you since that Time—some of very particular Importance—This failure gives me Reason to fear some foul Play on the Route. The last I wrote to you was from Philadelphia, of the 4th of this instant Month—informg that the Plan of our...
5From George Washington to John Elliott, 28 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
Amt With Note 3020 1 1/2 Yd Gause 150 3170 30 galls. Ram Charge but not recd 1000 2170 Lb. Tobo to Pay or Cause to be Paid to Elliott & Co. on or before the Twenty fifth Decemr Next at the Petersburg