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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01746 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge regarding horses |
| Date | 25 September 1778 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Additional authors | Laurens, John (1754-1782) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Signed as commander in chief and written in the hand of John Laurens, Washington's aide. Assures Tallmadge that his cavalry would receive enough supplies but warns that there will be no new horses. Complains about the dragoon's ill use of the horses, "It gives me pain but I cannot forbear attributing the ill state of the Cavalry, in a great measure to the unrestrained licence of the Dragoons in the use of their horses; their speed is equally immoderate on all occasions; when they are detached, nor are their horses less freely employed on their own private concerns." Addressed to Major Tallmadge. Free franked, "on public service." |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Military History Military Supplies Cavalry |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Tallmadge, Benjamin (1754-1835) Laurens, John (1754-1782) |
| Theme | The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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