George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 11 July 1779

From Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay

Fish Kill [N.Y.] 11th July 1779 4 P.M.

Sir

The inclosed for your Excellency I this moment recd by one of the Militia light Horse who was ordered to carry it on with all possible dispatch,1 he & Horse both being tired, he will wait here till the express who brings this returns, when he can take back the answer if any—I am wh the utmost respect Your Excellencies most obedt & humble Serv.

Udny Hay

I am just now favoured with yours of equal date, the mode you order for carrying on the provisions shall be duly attended to.

ALS, NN: Stauffer Collection.

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    To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 11 July 1779
    Author
    Hay, Udny
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    Washington, George
    Date
    11 July 1779

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    “To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel Udny Hay, 11 July 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-21-02-0358. [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, pp. 438–439.]

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