From George Washington to Brigadier General Nathaniel Warner, 8 February 1777

To Brigadier General Nathaniel Warner

Morris Town Feby 8h 1777.

Sir,

Yr favr of yesterday was brought me;1 in it I discover that you have succeeded entirely to my Wishes in removg the Waggons & Horses from out of the Enemies reach—As the Enterprize was calculated to distress the Enemy, the removal of every Article that might be usefull to them, came within the Meaning of the Order—You will therefore direct all the fat Sheep & Hogs near them to be brought off, & dealt with agreeable to former Orders. I am Sir Yr &C.

Df, in George Johnston’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. Warner’s letter to GW of 7 Feb. has not been found.

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Title: From George Washington to Brigadier General Nathaniel Warner, 8 February 1777
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Warner, Nathaniel
Date: 8 February 1777

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Cite as: “From George Washington to Brigadier General Nathaniel Warner, 8 February 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-08-02-0298. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 8, 6 January 1777 – 27 March 1777, ed. Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998, pp. 281–282.]

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