George Washington to Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 28 September 1779

George Washington to
Major General Benjamin Lincoln

West Point, September 28, 1779. Congratulates Lincoln on Stono Ferry attack. Regrets delay in securing reinforcements from Virginia. Believes British objectives to be Georgia and South Carolina. Sends news of the French fleet.

Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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Title: George Washington to Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 28 September 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Lincoln, Benjamin
Date: 28 September 1779

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Cite as: “George Washington to Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 28 September 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0474. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 189.]

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