Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Major James Parr, 21 November 1780

George Washington to Major James Parr1

[Preakness, New Jersey] November 21, 1780. Instructs Parr to attempt to capture those inhabitants who are reported to be ready to carry provisions to the enemy.

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

1. Presumably Parr was a major of the Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment.

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    George Washington to Major James Parr, 21 November 1780
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Parr, James
    Date
    21 November 1780

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    “George Washington to Major James Parr, 21 November 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0972. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 505.]