George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Henry Woodward, 6 October 1755

To Henry Woodward

[Fredericksburg, 6 October 1755]

To Captain Henry Woodward.

You are hereby Ordered, to proceed with the Detachment under your Command to Fort Cumberland, according to the Route prescribed in the General Orders: You are to provide yourself at this place, with Sufficient Ammunition for your Detachment, as there is none at Winchester1—When you arrive at Winchester, you are to procure a Waggon to assist you to Fort Cumberland.

You are to apply to the Commanding Officer at Winchester, for Arms for your Detachment: also for Sufficient Provisions to serve them to Fort Cumberland. When you arrive at the Fort, you are to see that the men are Exercised daily; and are to receive your Orders from the Commanding Officer there.

You are to observe Good Order—Given under my hand this 6th of October, 1755.

G:W.

LB, DLC:GW.

1. GW’s Orders, 6 Oct. 1755. See particularly note 1.

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    From George Washington to Henry Woodward, 6 October 1755
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    Washington, George
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    “From George Washington to Henry Woodward, 6 October 1755,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-02-02-0071. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 2, 14 August 1755 – 15 April 1756, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983, p. 78.]

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