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From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 9 May 1779

To Major General Horatio Gates

Head Quarters Middle Brook May 9th 1779

Dr Sir

Col. Armand being now on the recruiting service to the Eastward, I am to desire that you will furnish him with orders on the Clothier at Boston for cloathing all the recruits he now has or shall hereafter make, for which he will previously furnish you with authenticated returns. I am Sir Your most Obed. servant.

Df, in Alexander Hamilton’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 9 May 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Gates, Horatio
    Date
    9 May 1779

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    “From George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 9 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0352. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 20, 8 April–31 May 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, p. 403.]

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