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George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 16 March 1778

George Washington to
Major General Alexander McDougall

Valley Forge, March 16, 1778. Instructs McDougall to set up court of inquiry to investigate Major General Israel Putnam’s alleged responsibility for fall of Forts Montgomery and Clinton. Appoints McDougall to command of the Highlands.

Df, in writing of Tench Tilghman, with postscript in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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    George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 16 March 1778
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    Washington, George
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    McDougall, Alexander
    Date
    16 March 1778

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    “George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 16 March 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0400. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 443.]

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