George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 31 July 1778

George Washington to
Brigadier General James Clinton

White Plains [New York] July 31, 1778. Instructs Clinton to move to Kings Bridge in order to gain information about unfriendly inhabitants in area and to protect surveyors while they reconnoitre.

Df, in writings of George Washington and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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Title: George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 31 July 1778
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Clinton, James
Date: 31 July 1778

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Cite as: “George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 31 July 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0521. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 531.]

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