George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Lieutenant George Hurlbut, 29 August 1778

From Lieutenant George Hurlbut

New Rochel [N.Y.] 29th Augst 78

Sir

I am set don to inform your Excellency the Fleet, are now at Anchor Betwen Horse & Rye Neck1—the Guard Ship of 16. Guns has been Stationed, Sixteen Months, Betwen Heart, & City, Island is now with the fleet—two Briggs and a small Tender, is left in her place—a few small Sloops, are now Sailing for Newyork. I am your Excellency’s most Obed. Servt

Ge. Hurlbut

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. Rye Neck, now named Peningo Neck, extends southward into Long Island Sound from Rye, New York.

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    To George Washington from Lieutenant George Hurlbut, 29 August 1778
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    Hurlbut, George
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    Washington, George
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    29 August 1778

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    “To George Washington from Lieutenant George Hurlbut, 29 August 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-16-02-0454. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 16, 1 July–14 September 1778, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006, p. 410.]

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