Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Eleazar Oswald, 14 October 1778

George Washington to
Lieutenant Colonel Eleazar Oswald1

Fredericksburg [New York] October 14, 1778. Discusses Oswald’s rank and regrets Oswald’s decision to resign.

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

1. Oswald was a lieutenant colonel of the Second Continental Artillery.

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    George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Eleazar Oswald, 14 October 1778
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Oswald, Eleazar
    Date
    14 October 1778

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    “George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel Eleazar Oswald, 14 October 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0603. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 561.]