From George Washington to John Pray, 21 July 1781

Sir,	Head Quarters July 21st 1781

The same Movement which was mentioned in my Letter of the 14th will be made this Evening—you will observe the same line of Conduct as pointed out in that Letter; using particular vigilance to discover every motion of the Enemy, especially to morrow night—I shall absolutely depend upon it, that the Enemy cannot move a single Vessel or Boat up the River or have any thing in agitation, without your immediately obtaining & communicating the knowledge of it to the Commanding Officer at Dobbs Ferry, & Col. Scammell or the officer on our Right.

You will please to deliver a Whale Boat to Capt. Bushnell on his Order. I am Sir your Hble Servt.

DLC: Papers of George Washington.

This early access document derives from raw transcriptions, prior to editing and publication in Rotunda's American History Collection. If this document is cited in formal research, it should be noted that it is not a final version, and that the URL you used to access it is not permanent.
Please report any errors or problems you notice in documents.