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From George Washington to Colonel Daniel Morgan, 18 June 1778

To Colonel Daniel Morgan

Head Quarters [Valley Forge] 18th June 1778.

Sir.

As the Army is to march to morrow morning at 5 OClock—towards Coryells ferry you are to cross the Schuylkill—with your detachment and the horse annexed to it, at Matsons ford—and direct your course in such a manner as to intersect our line of march and fall in on our rear. I am Sir &ca.

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

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    From George Washington to Colonel Daniel Morgan, 18 June 1778
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    Washington, George
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    Morgan, Daniel
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    18 June 1778

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    “From George Washington to Colonel Daniel Morgan, 18 June 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-15-02-0472. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 15, May–June 1778, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006, p. 459.]

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