1From George Washington to Colonel John Dockery Thompson, 28 August 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have your favor of yesterday by Lieut. Veazy and it gives me pleasure to hear that your people are so unanimously bent upon giving opposition to the Enemy. I wish it was in my power to furnish every man with a firelock that is willing to use one, but that is so far from being the Case that I have scarcely sufficient for the Continental Troops. As it is needless to keep Men together without...