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To George Washington from Major General Philemon Dickinson, 9 June 1778

From Major General Philemon Dickinson

Trenton [N.J.] 9th June 1778

Dear Sir

Your favors of the 5th & 7th instant, I receivd last Evening,1 your Excellency’s Orders, respecting the disposition of the Militia, upon the Enemy’s expected march thro’ the Jerseys, shall be strictly complied with.

I shall endeavour to be prepared for them, but it will take some time, to assemble a very large Body of Militia, I have no doubt they will turn out, with Spirit, upon such an occasion.

A small party of our Militia, brought off from Staten Island, a few Nights ago, an Island Colonel, (Farmer) & eleven Privates—nothing new from that quarter, no preparations making, that can be discover’d. I have the honor to be, Your Excellency’s most Ob. St

Philemon Dickinson

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. See GW to Dickinson, 5–7 June.

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    To George Washington from Major General Philemon Dickinson, 9 June 1778
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    9 June 1778

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    “To George Washington from Major General Philemon Dickinson, 9 June 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-15-02-0375. [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. 362.]

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