From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 18 June 1780
To Major General Nathanael Greene
Head Qrs [Springfield] June 18th 1780
Dr Sir,
The inclosed from Genl Forman is this instant came to hand.1 there are by information—from Genl Schuyler—1700 Barrls of flour at Trenton.2 Use every possible means to hurry it on to the North River and to get this Army in a moving condition.3 The General (& ind[ee]d other) Officers at Morris Town will not fail being in Camp this Afternoon.
My Letters to Genl Howe & Govr Trumbull are left open for your perusal after which Seal & forward them with the utmost expedition by your established expresses (if they are fixed) or some others if they are not—positive orders should be given to ride Night & day.4 I am sincerely & affectly Yrs
Go: Washington
P.S. If there are Stores in any of the Departmts wch yet require to be removed let no time be lost ⟨in doing it⟩.5
ADfS, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.
1. GW probably enclosed a copy of Col. David Forman’s second letter to him of 17 June.
3. On 19 June, Greene ordered Moore Furman to use “Every possible exertion” to forward “1000 or 1500” barrels of flour to West Point (, 6:25).
4. See GW to Robert Howe and to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., both this date. Greene signed a note on the cover of GW’s letter to Trumbull: “The Express is to ride night and day, and if fresh horses are wanted, Quarter Masters and all other well wishers to the independance of america are desired to furnish the Express with such horses as may be necessary to forward the dispatches” (Ct: Trumbull Papers; see also , 6:23–24).
5. Greene impressed wagons on 22 June to move the stores from Morristown (see Greene to James Abeel, that date, , 6:29).