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George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 21 May 1779

George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates

Middlebrook [New Jersey] May 21, 1779. Expresses concern over discontent in the Army. Reports steps taken to replenish Gates’s magazines. Criticizes Major General John Sullivan’s method of handling deficiencies in rations. Asks Gates to remedy situation.

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

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    George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 21 May 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Gates, Horatio
    Date
    21 May 1779

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    “George Washington to Major General Horatio Gates, 21 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0149. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 51.]

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