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George Washington to Brigadier General John Lacey, 18 February 1778

George Washington to
Brigadier General John Lacey, Junior1

[Valley Forge] February 18, 1778. Suggests methods to stop communication between Philadelphia and surrounding countryside.

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

1. Lacey was a brigadier general in the Pennsylvania Militia.

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    George Washington to Brigadier General John Lacey, 18 February 1778
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    Washington, George
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    Lacey, John
    Date
    18 February 1778

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    “George Washington to Brigadier General John Lacey, 18 February 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0373. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 430.]