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George Washington to the Committee of Conference, 8 January 1779

George Washington to the Committee of Conference1

[Philadelphia] January 8, 1779. Proposes following points to be discussed with the committee: recruiting; a plan for the next campaign; prospects of further aid from Europe; clothing and supplies; changes in the ordnance, clothing, hospital, and engineering departments; establishment of an inspectorship; paper currency.

Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. The Committee of Conference consisted of James Duane, Jesse Root, Meriwether Smith, Gouverneur Morris, and Henry Laurens.

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    George Washington to the Committee of Conference, 8 January 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Committee of Conference
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    8 January 1779

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    “George Washington to the Committee of Conference, 8 January 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0003. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 2.]

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