George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith, 14 October 1777

George Washington to
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith

[Towamencin, Pennsylvania] October 14, 1777. Hopes that Smith will be more successful in the future in gaining control of enemy’s batteries. Has ordered Colonel Christopher Greene to assist Smith.

Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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Title: George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith, 14 October 1777
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Smith, Samuel
Date: 14 October 1777

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Cite as: “George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Smith, 14 October 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0311. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 340.]

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