Tuesday, September 16th, 1777. Battle near White Horse Tavern, north of Paoli. About nine in the morning we were informed that the enemy were advancing towards us. The troops got […]
Category: Letters
Letters mentioning White Horse
Letter from George Washington to Theodorick Bland–1778-11-23
Fredericksbg [N.Y.] 23d Novemr 1778 Sir, As you have not yet had a route given you beyond the North River—I am to desire that you continue the march of the […]
Letter to George Washington from Henry Heldring–1778-06-11
11 June from the White Horse Tavern, Pa. ALS, DLC:GW. Your Excellency please to recollect one of the two Waldeck officers prisoners of war, who selfes had the honour of […]
Letter to George Washington from George Gibson–1778-03-24
Lancasr [Pa.] 24th, March 1778. May it please Your Excelly Yesterday I had the Honour to receive Your Excys favour of the 22d currt, It is not in my power […]
Letter from George Washington to John Armstrong–1777-12-01
Camp at W: March [Pa.] 1st Decr 1777 May it please yr Excely I beg leave to recommend, that as early as it may be Safe to make such movement, […]
Letter from George Washington to John Hancock–1777-09-23
Camp near Potts Grove [Pa.] 23d Sept. 1777 Sir I have not had the honor of addressing you since your adjournment to Lancaster, and I sincerely wish that my first […]
Notes from Council of War–1777-09-23
[Camp near Pottsgrove, Pa., 23 September 1777] At a Council of War held at the Camp near Potts Grove the 23d day of Septemr 1777. Present His Excellency the Commander[,] […]
Letter from George Washington to John Hancock–1777-09-19
Parkers Ford—on Schuylkill [Pa.] Septr 19: 1777 ¾ after 5. P.M. Sir I was honoured this Morning with your Favors of the 17th & 18th, with their Inclosures. I am […]
Letter from George Washington to Anthony Wayne–1777-09-18
Reading furnace [Pa.] septr 18th 1777 Sir As I have receiv’d Information that the Enemy have turn’d down that Road from the White Horse which leads to Swedes Ford on […]
Letter from George Washington to John Hancock–1777-09-18
Reading Furnace [Pa.] 18th Sepr 1777. Sir Your favor of the 17th I had the honor to receive last night with Governr Livingston & Genl Dickinsons Letters. It is […]
Letter from George Washington to General William Smallwood–1777-09-17
Camp [Yellow Springs, Pa.] Sepr 17th 1777 Sir As it may be dangerous for the Troops under your command to act alone, and the service may be more advanced by […]
Letter from George Washington to John Hancock–1777-09-16
Camp between The Warren & White Horse Taverns [Pa.] Septr 16th 1777. Sir I arrived here last night with the Army and am now so far advanced, as to be […]
William Trent Visits the White Horse
William Trent wrote a letter to Richard Peters about marriage, business, and Indians. He stayed at the White Horse Inn on the night of July 21st, 1750, possibly along with […]
Letter from Thomas Paine to Benjamin Franklin
York Town May 16th 1778 Dear Sir Your favor of Octr. 7th did not come to me till March. I was at Camp when Capt. Folger arrived with the Blank […]