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[v. 3, No. 140.] Gen. Wayne to Gen. W. Campbell

DANCE'S FERRY, NAMAZINE CREEK, August 2, 1781, 3 P. M.

Dear Sir:

I have this moment received orders from the Marquis La Fayette, to march towards Fredericksburg; the enemy are expected, having certainly sailed up the bay.

You will therefore cross the Apomattock at Petersburg, and proceed in the most direct route for West Ham, on the James; should we have crossed it before you arrive, you'll follow in our track. Interim believe me,

Your most sincerely,

ANT'Y. WAYNE

(From Documentary History of the American Revolution, by Gibbes, Volume 3, p. 124)

Doc ID: Gibbes, v. 3, p. 124
Date: 8/2/1781

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