1II: From Lieutenant Colonel James Ross, 11 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
A large body of the enemy—from every account 5000, with 16 or 18 field pieces, marched along this Road just now. this Road leads to Taylor’s & Jeffries ferries on the Brandy wine, and to the Great Valley at the Sign of the Ship on the Lancaster Road to Philada. There is also a road from Brandy wine to Chester by Dilwo[r]th’s tavern —we are close in their rear with about 70 men. Capt. Simpson...
2IV: From Major General John Sullivan, 11 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
Since I Sent you the message by Major Morris I Saw Maj⟨or⟩ J⟨ose⟩ph Spear of the Militia who Came This morning from a Tavern Called Martins on the Forks of Brandywine he Came from thence to Welches Tavern & heard nothing of the Enemy about the Forks of the Brandywine & is Confident they are not in that Quarter So that Colo. Hazens Information must be wrong—I have Sent to that Quarter to know...
3VI: From Major General John Sullivan, 11 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Bland has this moment Sent me word that the Enemy are in the Rear of my Right about two miles Coming Down. there is he Says about two Brigades of them. Yr Excy m. o. Servt he also Says he Saw a Dust Rise back in the Country for above an hour. ALS , DLC:GW .
4V: From Colonel Theodorick Bland, 11 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have discoverd a party of the Enemy on the Heights Just on the Right of two Widow dav⟨i⟩s’s who live close together on the Road calld the fork road, about half a mile to the Right of the meeting house (Birmingham) There is a higher Hill to their front. ALS , DLC:GW . One of the widows was Susannah Davis (d. 1782), who owned eight acres of land in East Bradford Township along the road running...