George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Ephraim Blaine, 11 November 1777

To Ephraim Blaine

Head Quarters [Whitemarsh, Pa.] 11th November 1777.

Sir

This is to signify to you my express order that no time be lost in writing to the Commissarial Department in New England and procuring from thence the Wine and Spirits wanted for the use of this Army—I have Received a letter from Genl Putnam in which he mentions that he is doing all in his power to send forward provisions according to my Direction.1 I am &c.

Df, in John Laurens’s writing, DLC:GW; copy, NCooHi; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. GW is referring to Israel Putnam’s letter of 7 Nov., which GW received on this date.

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    From George Washington to Ephraim Blaine, 11 November 1777
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    Washington, George
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    Blaine, Ephraim
    Date
    11 November 1777

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    “From George Washington to Ephraim Blaine, 11 November 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-12-02-0193. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 12, 26 October 1777 – 25 December 1777, ed. Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. and David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2002, p. 207.]

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