Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Major General William Phillips, 29 February 1780

George Washington to
Major General William Phillips1

[Morristown, New Jersey] February 29, 1780. Agrees that Phillips be a member of the commission for the exchange of prisoners which is to meet at Amboy. Meeting day is changed from March 6 to March 9.

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

1. Phillips, a general officer under General John Burgoyne, had been taken prisoner by the Americans at Saratoga and had commanded the Convention troops on their march to Virginia.

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    George Washington to Major General William Phillips, 29 February 1780
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    Washington, George
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    Phillips, William
    Date
    29 February 1780

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    “George Washington to Major General William Phillips, 29 February 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0611. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 268.]

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