George Washington Papers

From George Washington to the Commanding Officer on March to Peekskill, N.Y., 2 August 1777

To the Commanding Officer on March to Peekskill, N.Y.

Philadelphia 2d Augst 1777

Sir.

By Express last Night, I inform’d you of my having rec’d intelligence, that the Enemy’s Fleet had left the Capes, & sailed towards the Eastward; and in consequence thereof directed you, without losing a moment to return with the two Brigades under your Command, and rejoin Genl Putnam. The utmost dispatch is absolutely necessary; for there is every reason to suppose the Enemy’s movements will be extremely rapid, in order if possible, to carry the Highlands by a sudden stroke. March back as light as you can, without any baggage, except your tents leaving the rest to follow. I am &.

Df, in the writing of Richard Kidder Meade and Alexander Hamilton, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    From George Washington to the Commanding Officer on March to Peekskill, N.Y., 2 August 1777
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    Washington, George
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    Commanding Officer on March to Peekskill, N.Y.
    Date
    2 August 1777

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    “From George Washington to the Commanding Officer on March to Peekskill, N.Y., 2 August 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-10-02-0491. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 10, 11 June 1777 – 18 August 1777, ed. Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2000, p. 486.]