1General Orders, 22 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
Varick transcript , DLC:GW . GW’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman wrote “Dear Sir,” presumably Q.M. Gen. Timothy Pickering, from headquarters on this date: “His Excellency wishes you to obtain an exact account of the Horse’s kept at West point—on the East side of the River—New Windsor—Newburg—Fishkill Landing and Fishkill specifying by whom—If any should be found keeping them unnecessarily or...
2From George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 22 December 1780 (Washington Papers)
I do myself the honor to enclose to Your Excellency the Extract of a Letter which I have just received from Governor Clinton, and which I beg leave to recommend strongly to the attention of Congress, as by this energetic Exertion of the State of New York the Army will probably be kept from dissolution. We have not for some time received a Barrel of Flour from the Southward, except a few...