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George Washington to Brigadier Generals William Woodford and Peter Muhlenberg, 28 August 1779

George Washington to
Brigadier Generals William Woodford
and Peter Muhlenberg

[West Point] August 28, 1779. Justifies Major Henry Lee’s appointment to command of troops that attacked Powles Hook.

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

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    George Washington to Brigadier Generals William Woodford and Peter Muhlenberg, 28 August 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Woodford, William
    Muhlenberg, Peter
    Date
    28 August 1779

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    “George Washington to Brigadier Generals William Woodford and Peter Muhlenberg, 28 August 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0418. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 145.]