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(1742-1786) American Revolutionary General who served with distinction as Quartermaster General and later commanded the Southern Department, successfully thwarting British efforts to subdue the southern states. Fine content war date A.L.S. ""N. Greene"" as Quartermaster General, 1p. 4to., ""Camp of Middle Brook"" [N.J.], June 12, 1777, to General Benjamin Lincoln expressing Washington's regrets that: ""...the men are exposed to the weather as it's entirely contrary to his intentions and the order he gave. Major Forsyth General Stevens aide de Camp must have mistaken General Stevens or General Stevens his Excellency the General wishes the Officers to be acquainted with the mistake and the men allowed a Gill or Rum to refresh them..."". At the end of the letter Greene cryptically notes: ""...We had corresponding Intelligence with yours last Night from Bornum Town..."". In this, Greene alludes to the British advance of 18,000 men from Perth Amboy to New Brunswick in a possible foray against either Washington's main army or the City of Philadelphia. ""Bornum Town"" is the present day town of Fords, N.J. lying in between New Brunswick and Perth Amboy. Howe attempted to lure Washington out of his strong position at Middlebrook and fight in the open, but Washington refused to move. As it turned out, Howe had already decided to move his troops by water to Philadelphia and, after a few weeks, withdrew his troops to Staten Island to board ships bound for Philadelphia. Greene also refers to two ""General Stevens"" in his letter which might be the cause of the ""mistake"" of which he writes. On the verso, Greene adds a short postscript: ""Inclosed is a memorandum from his Excellency to be immediately attended to"", likely referring to the general orders issued that day after a council of war. There were two Generals by that name in the area: Edward Stevens (1745-1820) a militia general and Continental colonel and the more colorful Adam Stephen (1718-1791), whose troops collided with Anthony Wayne's at Germantown, helping turn a likely victory into a resounding defeat for the Continental Army. Bottom margin ragged, light soiling, tipped to a light board, otherwise very good condition.
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