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From George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell, 5 November 1779

To Brigadier General William Maxwell

Head Qua[r]ters [West Point] 5th Novemr 1779

I have ordered Lt Col. Washington to Westfield with his cavalry1 you will be pleased to assign him such a position as you may judge best for the purpose of covering the forage I am sir Yr.

P.S. In consequence of intelligence received from Govr Livingston, respecting preparations of the enemy on Staten Island2—I have directed Gen: Wayne to move to Acquackanac and Gen: Sullivan to act according to circumstances.3

Df, in James McHenry’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. GW wrote Lt. Col. William Washington from West Point on this date: “On receipt of this order you will be pleased to proceed to Westfield with your cavalry. General Maxfield [Maxwell], will give you your further instructions” (Df, in James McHenry’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW).

2. See John Sullivan to GW, 4 Nov., and n.1 to that document.

3. See GW’s second letter to Anthony Wayne, this date; GW to Sullivan, 6 Nov.; and Sullivan’s first letter to GW of the same date.

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    From George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell, 5 November 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Maxwell, William
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    5 November 1779

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    “From George Washington to Brigadier General William Maxwell, 5 November 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-23-02-0153. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 23, 22 October–31 December 1779, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, p. 161.]

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