From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Burr, 27 June 1777

To Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Burr

Head Quarters Middle Brook 27th June 1777

Sir

You are hereby appointed Lieut. Colo. to a Regiment in the Continental Service to be commanded by Colo. Malcolm. This Regiment is composed of eight independant Companies, most of wh. are already raised. As Colo. Malcolm goes directly up to draw the Regiment together, I desire you will join him and give every necessary Assistance towards forming the Corps. I have given particular Instructions to Colo. Malcolm,1 you are therefore to follow his directions. I am Sir Yr most obt Servt.

Df, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. See Orders to William Malcom, this date.

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Title: From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Burr, 27 June 1777
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Burr, Aaron
Date: 27 June 1777

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Burr, 27 June 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-10-02-0132. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 10, 11 June 1777 – 18 August 1777, ed. Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2000, pp. 131–132.]

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