George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Brigadier General Charles Scott, 3 September 1778

From Brigadier General Charles Scott

[Westchester County, N.Y.] 3d of Sept. 1778

Sir

Capt. Levensworth returnd last Night but Was not able to procure any Intelligence Material, he Is again gon to meet another person whom he expects from Whitestone, Colo. Grayham also expects to meet a person from New York this Day. So soon as it can possably be had I will Transmit it to Your Excellency. Inclosd You’l Receive a York paper of Yesterdays date.1 I am Your Excellency’s Obt Servant

Chs Scott

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. Scott probably sent an issue of James Rivington’s Royal Gazette.

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    To George Washington from Brigadier General Charles Scott, 3 September 1778
    Author
    Scott, Charles
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    Washington, George
    Date
    3 September 1778

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    “To George Washington from Brigadier General Charles Scott, 3 September 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-16-02-0539. [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, p. 506.]

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