George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Major John Jameson, 1 July 1778

From Major John Jameson

Middletown [N.J.] July 1st 1778

Sir

The Enemy left this place last night about ten OClock the Rear is now about three miles below this place on the Road leading to Sandy hook. I am Your Excellency’s most Obt Servant

John Jameson

ALS, DLC:GW. A notation on the cover indicates that this letter was sent “⅌ Dragoon.”

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    To George Washington from Major John Jameson, 1 July 1778
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    Jameson, John
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    Washington, George
    Date
    1 July 1778

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    “To George Washington from Major John Jameson, 1 July 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-16-02-0002. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 16, 1 July–14 September 1778, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006, pp. 1–2.]

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