George Mercer to Robert Spotswood, 16 October 1755

George Mercer to Robert Spotswood

[Winchester, 16 October 1755]

To Captain Robert Spotswood, of the Virginia Regiment.

It is Colonel Washingtons Orders, that you acquaint all the Officers appointed to Rendezvous at Fredericksburgh, the 20th instant, that they have now a farther time allowed them, until the 15th of November; when it is expected, they will appear there without delay. You are to observe the Orders you received from Major Lewis. Yours &c.

G:M. Aid de camp.

Winchester: October 16th 1755.

LB, DLC:GW.

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Title: George Mercer to Robert Spotswood, 16 October 1755
Author: Mercer, George
Recipient: Spotswood, Robert
Date: 16 October 1755

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Cite as: “George Mercer to Robert Spotswood, 16 October 1755,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-02-02-0113. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 2, 14 August 1755 – 15 April 1756, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983, p. 118.]