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George Washington to Joseph Reed or Colonel Cornelius Cox, 7 April 1777

George Washington to
Joseph Reed or Colonel Cornelius Cox1

Morristown [New Jersey] April 7, 1777. Orders release of “Mr. Smith” who had been acting as a spy for the Americans and was mistakenly arrested by Major General Benjamin Lincoln.

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

1. Joseph Reed had resigned as adjutant general and was residing in Philadelphia as a private citizen.

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    George Washington to Joseph Reed or Colonel Cornelius Cox, 7 April 1777
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    Washington, George
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    Reed, Joseph
    Cox, Cornelius
    Date
    7 April 1777

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    “George Washington to Joseph Reed or Colonel Cornelius Cox, 7 April 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0125. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 223.]