George Washington to Colonel Elisha Sheldon, 4 December 1779

George Washington to Colonel Elisha Sheldon1

[Morristown, New Jersey] December 4, 1779. States that $10,000 have been issued to Sheldon. Authorizes Sheldon to enlist infantrymen whose terms of service are near expiration.

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

1. Sheldon was a colonel of the Second Continental Dragoons.

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Title: George Washington to Colonel Elisha Sheldon, 4 December 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Sheldon, Elisha
Date: 4 December 1779

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Cite as: “George Washington to Colonel Elisha Sheldon, 4 December 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0525. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 223.]

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