George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 21 October 1778

To Major General Horatio Gates

Head Quarters Fredericksburgh 21st Otbr 1778

Sir.

I am just now favoured with your letter of this instant.

The motions and movements among the enemy still continue to point the same way with the late information which I transmitted.1 I am Sir Your most obt servt

Go: Washington

LS, in James McHenry’s writing, NHi: Gates Papers.

1. See GW to Gates, 20 October.

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    From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 21 October 1778
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Gates, Horatio
    Date
    21 October 1778

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    “From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 21 October 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-17-02-0517. [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. 501.]

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