From George Washington to Charles Pettit, 26 September 1778

To Charles Pettit

Head Quarters [Fredericksburg] 26th Septemr 1778

Sir

Be pleased to give directions for building temporary Barracks at Springfeild for about Sixty and not exceeding one hundred Men. If the Quarter Master will furnish the Materials the Artificers will erect the Building themselves—Genl Knox will give orders to the Artificers to do the Work. I am Yr most obt.

Df, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: From George Washington to Charles Pettit, 26 September 1778
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Pettit, Charles
Date: 26 September 1778

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Charles Pettit, 26 September 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-17-02-0134. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 17, 15 September–31 October 1778, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, p. 142.]

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