To George Washington from Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington, 25 June 1780
From Brigadier General Jedediah Huntington
Storm’s, Yappo,1 7 Miles from Suffrans [N.Y.]
25 June [1780] One Clock P.M.
Dear Sir,
hearing that the River is clear of the Enemy, I am thus far on my way to the Mouth of the Clove2 I shall reach it at sunset & halt for the Night, or, if it is thought best, halt here till Night & make a Night March towards Kings ferry which will enable me to cross the River by Tomorrow Night—As the Wind is down the River I think there will be no Danger in attempting to pass tomorrow—I have sent several Persons below & to the Ferry to gain & bring me Intelligence at successive Periods—I wrote Genl Howe this Morning that I should be at Suffrans this Night. I am dr Sir with the greatest Respect your Excellencys most Obedt servant
J. Huntington
My Baggage has kept up with the March of the Troops.
I have sent forward to know What Boats are at the ferry & if Yr Excellency or Genl Howe orders me to pass there I shall send a Person in season to have them ready.
ALS, DLC:GW.
1. The present-day borough of Oakland in Bergen County, N.J., was known in the eighteenth century as Yaughpaugh. Many contemporary maps refer to this area as “The Ponds,” the name given to the region by its early Dutch settlers and later the name of the area’s church. The Storms family was one of the earliest to settle in the area.
2. The southeastern mouth of Smiths Clove in New York is about fourteen miles west of the Hudson River.