George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 22 April 1781

George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette

New Windsor [New York] April 22, 1781. Is disturbed by the “temper of” Lafayette’s “detachment and the desertions.” Discusses southern situation and the “proposed attempt on New York.”

Df, in writings of H and George Washington, George Washington Papers Library of Congress.

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Title: George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 22 April 1781
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
Date: 22 April 1781

Reference

Cite as: “George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 22 April 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-1160. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 599.]

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