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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC00949 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
Title | George Washington to William Stephens Smith about the course of the war, Dobbs Ferry, relations between British and civilians |
Date | 16 December 1782 |
Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
Recipient | Smith, William Stephens |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | In hand of aide-de-camp Benjamin Walker. Written to Smith, the Commissary of Prisoners to the Army. References Smith's letter of 12 December 1782. Thanks him for intelligence it contains. Disagrees with Smith's assessment on Dobbs Ferry. Says it can withstand a small surprise attack and that it was never designed to deal with a large attack. Says the daily intercourse between the inhabitants "of the lower country" with the enemy is alarming and should be broken up. Would like suggestions on how to do that. At this point, after the American victory at Yorktown, Dobbs Ferry was the one official point of contact between the American and British armies in the North and Washington wanted to control that contact tightly. Says the refugee Smith mentioned previously is at West Point and that he may be paroled if he cannot be exchanged. Signed by Washington. Pages are separated. |
Subjects | President Spying Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics West Point (US Military Academy) Refugees Prisoner of War |
People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Smith, William Stephens (1755-1816) |
Place written | Newburgh, New York |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Notes: Published in John C. Fitzpatrick. The Writings of George Washington 25:438. 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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