George Washington to Major General John Sullivan, 29 May 1777
George Washington to Major General John Sullivan
Morristown [New Jersey] May 29, 1777. Orders Sullivan to send intelligence concerning the enemy as rapidly as possible. Repeats orders for rerouting men and wagons. States that John Parke Custis1 is not to come by the usual road.
LS, in writing of H, postscript in the writing of George Washington, George Washington Photostats, Library of Congress.
1. Custis was Martha Washington’s son by her first marriage.