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William S. Livingston to General Washington

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WILLIAM S˙ LIVINGSTON TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Long Island, August 16, 1776.

SIR: I am desired by General Greene to inform your Excellency that Colonel Hand waited upon him this morning, and informed him that the Hessians were landing again yesterday, on the east end of Staten Island, to a considerable number; that there was nothing extraordinary happened; that, by the movements of the enemy, there did not appear any immediate preparation for an attack; and that three men of his regiment last night deserted, and took with them six rifles.

I am, your Excellency' s most obedient servant,
WM˙ S˙ LIVINGSTON.

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Title

William S. Livingston to General Washington: Is desired by General Greene (who is sick) to say that a considerable number of Hessians were landing yesterday on Staten-Island

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-08-16

Recipient

Washington, George

Subject

Military action: British forces
Military action: intelligence and planning

Document ID

S5-V1-P01-sp06-D1658

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V1

Part

S5-V1-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V1-P01-sp06

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