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To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 18 August 1778

From Brigadier General William Maxwell

Letter not found: from Brig. Gen. William Maxwell, c.18 Aug. 1778. On 21 Aug., GW wrote Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene: “By a Letter which I received yesterday from Genl Maxwell, inclosing one from Major Howell … it appears certain, that Sixteen of Lord Howes fleet entered the Hook on the 17th.” GW’s other correspondence with Maxwell around this time suggests that the travel time for letters from Richard Howell to Maxwell was about one day and for letters from Maxwell to GW about two days.

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    To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 18 August 1778
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    Maxwell, William
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    Washington, George
    Date
    18 August 1778

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    “To George Washington from Brigadier General William Maxwell, 18 August 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-16-02-0357. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 16, 1 July–14 September 1778, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006, p. 328.]

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