Circular to the General Officers, 13 June 1779

Circular to the General Officers

Head Quarters Smiths Clove [N.Y.] June 13th 1779

Sir,

In case the enemy should march against West point, the inclosed is a general disposition for the army.1 which is to be varied according to circumstances and the particular movements of the enemy. I am Sir Yr Most Obet servant

Go: Washington

LS, in Richard Kidder Meade’s writing, MIU-C: Greene Papers; LS, addressed to Henry Knox, in Richard Kidder Meade’s writing, NNGL; Df, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW. The docket of the draft manuscript identifies this item as a circular to the general officers.

1. The enclosed document has not been identified, but the likely text is printed as an enclosure to this letter.

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Title: Circular to the General Officers, 13 June 1779
Author: Washington, George
Date: 13 June 1779

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Cite as: “Circular to the General Officers, 13 June 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-21-02-0131-0001. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 21, 1 June–31 July 1779, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, p. 154.]