August 19-31, 1781, Itinerary of the March of the Army Leaving from Phillipsburg to Princeton (Translated from French to English)
CWF Rockefeller Library Special Collections. SCMS1931.17.0010
Itinerary of the march of the army
leaving from Phillipsburg in order
to go to Prince-town.
| m. | |||
| Sunday | 19. | to Northcastle | 14. |
| Monday 20 | to Kingsferry | 18. | |
| Tuesday | 21 | Passage of North River | |
| Wednesday | 22. | [illegible] | |
| Thursday | 23. | to Suffrance | 16. |
| Friday | 24. | a Pamton | 14. |
| Saturday | 25. | to Whippany. | 15. |
| Sunday | 26. | to Bullwin's Tavern | 14. |
| Monday | 27. | to Somerset Courthouse | 14. |
| Tuesday | 28. | to Prince-town | 15. |
| Wednesday | 29 | to Trenton | 15. |
| Thursday | 30 | to Red lyon tavern | 15. |
Friday 31 to Philadelphia 13.
There probably will not be place to sojourn, but
if there is one it will be at Whippany which is
5 miles from Chatam where the ovens are.
One will march by brigade from Kingsferry
Lauzun's Volunteers will be with the
1st Brigade.
Sunday, 19 August, leave from White Plains at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, stop and
spend the night in bivouac by a large plain 5 miles from the
[illegible] of North Castle. 5 miles - Monday 20. to North Castle 7 miles_
Tuesday 21 to Crompont 10 miles - Wednesday 22 passage of the
North River and Camp at Straw Harbor 15 miles - [illegible]Thursday
23 stay at Straw Harbor - [illegible] Friday 24 same - Saturday 25
to Suffrance 14 miles - Sunday 26 to Pamton 15 miles-
Monday 27 to Whippany 15 miles - Tuesday 28 stay - Wednesday
29 to Bullwins tavern 14 miles - Thursday 30 to Somerset 14 miles-
Friday 31 to Prince town 15 miles- Saturday 1st
Sep. to Trenton
15 miles - Saturday 2 to Red lyon tavern 15 miles - Monday
3 to Philadelphia 12 miles - Tuesday 3 stay - Thursday
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