1George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 25 December 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Morristown [ New Jersey ] December 25, 1779 . Instructs Moylan to move to Colchester. Asks for a return of Virginia men in his regiment. Df , in writings of Robert Hanson Harrison and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
2From George Washington to Colonel Stephen Moylan, 25 December 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your two letters of the 15th and 16th of december. I am extremely sorry that the question of quartering the cavalry stands upon so very disagreeable a footing between Mr Hubbard and yourself. But there are reasons which will not suffer me to retract the order contained in mine of the 20th. Though I doubt not the cavalry may be well provided and accomodated at the places you...