WASHINGTON GEORGE Letter Signed

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WASHINGTON, GEORGE. Letter Signed, to Colonel Jeremiah Olney, ordering him to assemble and clothe the recruits from Rhode Island. 1 page, single 4to sheet; separations at folds, folds partially backed at an early date. New Windsor, NY, 21 February 1781

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"You will, immediately upon the receipt of this, send forward to the Army the Recruits which have come to the places of rendezvous, and you will also collect and send on any others which may be scattered. You will, if possible, cloath them in the State, but if the Cloathing should not be all ready, you will procure what will make them comfortable and let the remainder follow. Circumstances require that there should be as little delay as possible in the punctual execution of this order. You will be pleased to let me hear from you with a return of the number of Men which may be shortly expected from your State."
Written in the wake of several mutinies by American soldiers due to the harsh conditions of the winter of 1781. Washington was eager to assemble as many soldiers as possible by the spring for an assault on New York City -- although he eventually chose to attack Yorktown instead.