George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Brigadier General Enoch Poor, 20 November 1777

To Brigadier General Enoch Poor

Head Quarters [Whitemarsh, Pa.] 20th November 1777.

Sir

Upon receipt of this you are to direct your march towards this Army, and to be as expeditious as possible in forming a Junction. I am &ca.

If in consequence of yesterdays orders you should have field off towards Trenton1—continue that Rout and give me notice of it by a Messenger—he will probably find me at the Crooked Billet.

Df, in John Laurens’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. For these orders, see GW to the Officers Commanding the Brigades of Generals Enoch Poor and John Paterson, 19 November.

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    From George Washington to Brigadier General Enoch Poor, 20 November 1777
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    Washington, George
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    Poor, Enoch
    Date
    20 November 1777

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    “From George Washington to Brigadier General Enoch Poor, 20 November 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-12-02-0332. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 12, 26 October 1777 – 25 December 1777, ed. Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. and David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2002, p. 336.]

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