To George Washington from Major General John Sullivan, 24 August 1777

From Major General John Sullivan

Hanover [N.J.] 24th Augt 1777

Dear General

I have to Inform yr Excellencey that Colo. Antill gave us the Slip Day before yesterday & went over to the Enemy—his Brother officers Say they have Long Since Suspected his Intentions from the whole Tenor of his Conduct—I found a Number of p⟨apers⟩ of Intelligence among the Baggage of the office⟨rs⟩ which Shall take Care to forward to yr Excellencey as Soon as Sorted—among the Rest is a paper of Information from the Quakers at their yearly meeting at Spank Town held the 19th Instant giving an Account of Our Army where it Lay & the force in the Several Departments—I Shall march tomorrow & Join yr Excy with all possible Expedition—I hope yr Excy will Defer beating Howes Army that my Division may have a Share of the honor. Dr General I am with much respect your Excys most obedt Servt

Jno. Sullivan

ALS, DLC:GW. The mutilated text is supplied within angle brackets from Hammond, Sullivan Papers description begins Otis G. Hammond, ed. Letters and Papers of Major-General John Sullivan, Continental Army. 3 vols. Concord, 1930-39. In Collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society, vols. 13–15. description ends , 1:442–43.

“Col. Antill,” John Taylor wrote Moses Hazen on 24 Aug., “was not with the List of those who wished to be Exchanged, and the Officers said he did not chuse to return” (Hammond, Sullivan Papers description begins Otis G. Hammond, ed. Letters and Papers of Major-General John Sullivan, Continental Army. 3 vols. Concord, 1930-39. In Collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society, vols. 13–15. description ends , 1:485–88). Antill was exchanged in November 1780, however, and a court of inquiry subsequently determined that he had not behaved improperly (see General Orders, 1 Jan. 1781).

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: To George Washington from Major General John Sullivan, 24 August 1777
Author: Sullivan, John
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 24 August 1777

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Cite as: “To George Washington from Major General John Sullivan, 24 August 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-11-02-0055. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 11, 19 August 1777 – 25 October 1777, ed. Philander D. Chase and Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2001, pp. 62–63.]

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