'Week before last I visited the camp, and had the pleasure of seeing many old and some dear friends.

General Washington to Joseph Reed, Governor of Pennsylvania December 20 – 29 Visitor describes the 'Log-house city' of camp. This representation is the result of a minute examination of our resources.' Neither one nor the other is, at present, the case. We have often felt temporary want from accidental delay in forwarding supplies, but we always had something in our magazines, and the means of procuring more. We have never experienced a like extremity at any period of the war. Our magazines (storehouses) are absolutely empty everywhere, and our commissaries entirely destitute of money or credit to replenish them. When this is exhausted, we must depend on the precarious gleanings of the neighboring country. It has been five or six weeks past on half allowance, and we have not more than three days bread at a third allowance on hand, nor any where within reach. 'The situation of the Army with respect to supplies, is beyond description, alarming. Timothy Johnes, father of Theodosia Ford, DecemThursday, December 16 Washington to Governor: worst supply situation in the entire war. New Jersey Governor William Livingston to Rev. Ford’s but his amiable disposition & the pleasure he takes in making everybody about him happy will I am persuaded induce him to make it as easy to her as possible: perhaps in the final Result, she will not resent that her house has entertained such a General nor the Neighbourhood regret that a disproportionate quantity of their wood was sacrificed in such a Cause.' ' … I am happy to think that my Letter to the Director General of the Hospital, should have been anyways instrumental in preventing the Repetition of former Impositions upon Morris Town: & could have wished that General Washington had been as well accommodated without taking up his Quarters at Mrs. Ford not happy about hosting General Washington? General Washington in a letter to General Nathanael Greene of his decision of where to locate his Main Army’s winter encampmentĭecemeber Friday, December 10 Is Mrs. If I am mistaken, be pleased to send me a person to set me right.' I understand my quarters are to be at Mrs. Kemble’s,… I shall be at Morristown tomorrow and shall be obliged your ordering me a late dinner. 'From a consideration of all circumstances, I am led to decide upon the position back of Mr. Tuesday, November 30th General Washington makes the choice-Jockey Hollow. General Greene will arrive in Morristown on Saturday, November 20, to personally oversee the search. Quartermaster General Nathanael Greene instructing a deputy in New Jersey, James Abeel, to find places that would support a winter encampment of the Continental Army directly under the command of General George Washington 'The weather begins to get cold and puts us in mind of winter quarters…It therefore becoms necessary to look out for a proper place to hut the army in.' November 1779 Thursday, November 4th Time to find a winter campsite.

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