George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Brigadier General Charles Scott, 15 September 1778

From Brigadier General Charles Scott

Sept. 15th 1778

Sir

I send Your Excellency a letter and two York papers, which Came out late Last evening by a flag, Gists riflemen Feird on the flag, but don no damage1 The officer who came with the flag begs That an answer to the letter may be sent In this Day. I have not been able to Git any intelligence by our Spies, as none of them have been able to git out Yet. I am Your Excellencys Obt Servant

Chs Scott

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. GW apologized for this error made by a party of Col. Nathaniel Gist’s Virginia and Maryland rangers in his letter to Henry Clinton of 16 September.

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    To George Washington from Brigadier General Charles Scott, 15 September 1778
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    Scott, Charles
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    Washington, George
    Date
    15 September 1778

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    “To George Washington from Brigadier General Charles Scott, 15 September 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-17-02-0015. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 17, 15 September–31 October 1778, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, p. 15.]

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