George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 27 January 1779

To Major General Nathanael Greene

Philada 27th January 1779

Sir

You are hereby directed to provide with all convenient dispatch Twenty five hundred pack saddles of the cheapest and strongest kind, fit for the purpose of transporting Provisions, Stores and Baggage. I am Sir Yr most obt Servt

G.W.

Df, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 27 January 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Greene, Nathanael
    Date
    27 January 1779

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    “From George Washington to Major General Nathanael Greene, 27 January 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-19-02-0076. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 19, 15 January–7 April 1779, ed. Philander D. Chase and William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, p. 85.]

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