From George Washington to the Commanding Officers of Militia in the Counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Culpeper, and Orange, Virginia, 23 November 1778

To the Commanding Officers of Militia in the Counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Culpeper, and Orange, Virginia

Head Quarters Fredericksburgh [N.Y.]
Novemr 23. 78

Sir,

Congress having directed the removal of the Convention troops to Charlotte Ville in the State of Virginia; it will be necessary that proper guards should be furnished from the Militia of the several Counties through which they pass to escort them through their respective limits. I am therefore to request, that you will, on the requisition of Col. Bland, who is charged with conducting the march of these troops—furnish such a number of militia as guards to them, from the county in which you command, and at such time and place as the Col. shall think necessary. I am Sir Your most Obedt serv.

G. Washington

Df, in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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Title: From George Washington to the Commanding Officers of Militia in the Counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Culpeper, and Orange, Virginia, 23 November 1778
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Commanding Officers of Militia in the Counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Culpeper, and Orange, Virginia
Date: 23 November 1778

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Cite as: “From George Washington to the Commanding Officers of Militia in the Counties of Loudoun, Fauquier, Culpeper, and Orange, Virginia, 23 November 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-18-02-0273. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 18, 1 November 1778 – 14 January 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, p. 264.]