Head Quarters Valley forge February 5th 1778—
Sir,
It is his Excellency's desire, that you have all the public boats below the falls removed as expeditiously as possible to Coryells ferry, or higher as you may think necessary for their safety.Their present situation exposes them to being destroyed or taken without much difficulty and we should feel the loss of them. I am Sir [&c.]
Alex Hamilton AD [C]
L, DLC, George Washington Papers, Series 4. Docketed: "5th Feby 1778/to/Commodore Hazelwood/from/A Hamilton/ADC."
