George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Colonel Thomas Nixon, 18 July 1779

From Colonel Thomas Nixon

Springfield [Mass.] July 18th 1779

Sir,

Your Excys letter of the 14th Instant came to hand, & observe the contents. I have sent a Detachtment of Recruits Consisting of 236 men Under the command of Capt. Marshall1 Yesterday in the Afternoon destind for the Camp, part of Which was Armed. others withou⟨t.⟩ I have Delivered Your Excys letter to the Commissy of Military stores.2 who promises to deliver Arms but has no Cartouch Boxes on hand. I am With the Greatest Respect Your Excys Most obedt & Most Humble Servt

Thomas Nixon Colo.
6 Massats Regt

ALS, DLC:GW. GW’s aide-de-camp Richard Kidder Meade docketed this letter in part: “No Answer Required.”

1. Christopher Marshall (1743–1804) served in the Massachusetts militia in 1776 and received a commission as a captain in the 10th Massachusetts Regiment in January 1777. He transferred to the 1st Massachusetts Regiment in January 1783 and left the army that November.

2. See GW to Ezekiel Cheever, 14 July.

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    To George Washington from Colonel Thomas Nixon, 18 July 1779
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    Nixon, Thomas
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    18 July 1779

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    “To George Washington from Colonel Thomas Nixon, 18 July 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-21-02-0456. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 21, 1 June–31 July 1779, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, p. 561.]

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