George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 13 July 1778

To Major General Johann Kalb

Camp at pyramus [N.J.]
July 13 [1778] 9 oClock P.M.

D. Sir

I am to request that you will cross the North or Hudson’s river, as soon as possible, with the Troops now under your command and take post on the other side on some good convenient grounds, where you will wait for further orders. Some advices I have received this minute require this movement to be made with every degree of dispatch. I am D. Sir with respect & esteem

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Df, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 13 July 1778
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    Washington, George
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    Kalb, Johann
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    13 July 1778

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    “From George Washington to Major General Johann Kalb, 13 July 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-16-02-0075. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 16, 1 July–14 September 1778, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006, p. 66.]

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