George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 22 July 1777

To Colonel Stephen Moylan

Head Quarters Clove [N.Y.] 22d July 1777.

Sir

I have your favr of Yesterday. The enclosed for Genl Forman is to desire him to send me word whether the Fleet have really gone out to Sea;1 he will send his despatches to you, and you are to forward them to me by Express. I am Sir Yr most obt Servt

Go: Washington

LS, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, NNGL.

1. See GW to David Forman, this date.

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    From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 22 July 1777
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    Washington, George
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    Moylan, Stephen
    Date
    22 July 1777

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    “From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 22 July 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-10-02-0349. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 10, 11 June 1777 – 18 August 1777, ed. Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2000, p. 359.]

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