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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09378 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | George Washington to John Hazelwood with secret orders |
| Date | 23 September 1777 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | As commander-in-chief, sending confidential orders to Commodore John Hazelwood, introducing Captain Samuel Treat, who is delivering "a message of so interesting and important a nature, that I thought it unadviseable to commit it to writing.…" Per the orders conveyed by Capt. Treat, Hazelwood's garrison at Fort Mifflin on the Delaware River delayed the British fleet until Washington's troops could safely reach winter quarters at Valley Forge. |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Military History Navy |
| People | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Buchanan, Harriet (1830-1903) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 |