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George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, [1 October 1780]

George Washington to
Major General Arthur St. Clair

[Tappan, New York, October 1, 1780.] Directs St. Clair to take command of West Point. Sends instructions for this command and reviews the orders that have been given for that and nearby posts.

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

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    George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, [1 October 1780]
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    St. Clair, Arthur
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    1 October 1780

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    “George Washington to Major General Arthur St. Clair, [1 October 1780],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0883. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 448.]

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