1From George Washington to La Luzerne, 4 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
Colonel Gemat arrived here last night, by whom I had the honor to receive Your Excellency’s request, that I would send instructions for the second Division coming from France, with respect to the measures which it should pursue for forming a junction with the first. I beg leave to inform Your Excellency that I wrote to the Count de Rocambeau, agreable to my Letter to You of the 27th Ulto and...
2From George Washington to John Mitchell, 4 August 1780 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : to John Mitchell, 4 Aug. 1780 . On 9 Aug., Mitchell wrote GW: “Your Excellencys favours of the 4th Instant came to hand Yesterday.”
3General Orders, 4 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
Colonel Livingston with his own regiment, is ’till further orders, to garrison the redoubts at Stoney and VerPlanks points—He will be under the direction of, and make reports to, Major General Arnold commanding at West Point—The Detachments now at those Posts, on the Arrival of that regiment are to join their Brigades. Varick transcript , DLC:GW .