From David Humphreys to New York Officer Commanding at Kings Ferry, 27 December 1782
27 December 1782
It is the Order of His Excellency the Commander in Chief, that the Commanding Officer at Kings Ferry forward immediately to Head Quarters by a trusty non Commissioned Officer or Soldier, all Dispatches he may receive which shall be directed to be forwarded & franked by Lt Colonel Smith Commanding at Dobbs Ferry—This to be considered as a standing Instruction. Given at Head Quarters Newburgh this 27th Decr 1782
D. Humphrys
Aide de Camp
DLC: Papers of George Washington.