George Washington to Major John Mauritius Goetschius, 21 November 1780
George Washington to
Major John Mauritius Goetschius1
[Preakness, New Jersey] November 21, 1780. Is planning a move toward Elizabethtown. Instructs Goetschius to secure all “watercraft” on the Hackensack.
Df, in writings of Tench Tilghman and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
1. Goetschius was a major in the New Jersey Militia.