George Washington Papers

[Diary entry: 23 October 1781]

23d. The Marqs. returned with assurances from the Admiral, that he would countenance, & protect with his fleet, the Expedition against Wilmington. Preparations were immediately [begun] for Embarking Wayne’s & Gists1 Brigades with a sufficiency of Artillery, Stores, & provisions for this purpose.

1. Mordecai Gist (1743–1792) served as brigadier general in the Maryland Line, 9 Jan. 1779 to 3 Nov. 1783.

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    [Diary entry: 23 October 1781]
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    Washington, George
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    23 October 1781

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    “[Diary entry: 23 October 1781],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-03-02-0007-0006-0016. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 3, 1 January 1771–5 November 1781, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978, p. 435.]