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Geo. Washington letter: Iron Hill, Coach's [Cooch's] Mill 1777

George Washington to Continental Congress, 9/3/1777

They advanced about two miles this side of Iron Hill and then withdrew to that place a Picket at Coach's Mill about a mile in front. Our parties now lie at White Clay Creek, except the advanced Pickets, which are at Christiana Bridge.

On Monday a large detachment of the enemy landed at Cecil Court House and this morning I had advice of their having advanced on the New Castle Road, as far as Carson's Tavern. Parties of horse were sent out to reconnoitre them, which went 3 miles beyond the Red Lion, but could neither see nor hear of them, which I conjecture they filed off by a Road to their left and fell in with their main body. The design of the movement this morning seems to have been to disperse our Light Troops, which had been troublesome to them and to gain possession of Iron Hill, to establish a post for covering their Retreat in case of accidents.

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 3a Varick Transcripts

George Washington to Continental Congress, September 3, 1777 -- Transcription

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