Memorandum, 16 June 1757
Memorandum
Fort Loudoun June 16th 1757.
The following account sent to Colo. Stanwix and Governor Dinwiddie together with the Council of War.1
The number of men fit for Duty in the Virginia Regiment, exclusive of the Detachment gone for Carolina—where stationed, and the distance of each Garrison from this place.
| Men | Miles | ||
| At Fort Loudoun | 100 | ||
| At Maidstone | 60 | distance | 36 |
| At Edwards | 16 | do | 22 |
| At Pearsals | 35 | do | 50 |
| At Fort Pleasant | 30 | do | 70 |
| At Butter-milk Ft | 28 | do | 78 |
| At Harness’s Ft | 27 | do | 81 |
| At Powers Mill | 28 | distance | 90 |
| At Vass’s | 60 | do | 210 |
| 384 | |||
LB, DLC:GW.
1. GW’s letters to Dinwiddie and to John Stanwix, as well as the Council of War, are dated 16 June.