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George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 20 June 1777

George Washington to
Brigadier General Alexander McDougall1

Middlebrook [New Jersey] June 20, 1777. Describes General William Howe’s latest moves. Orders McDougall either to remain at present post or return to Peekskill.

LS, in writing of H, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California; Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. The draft of this letter is endorsed to Alexander McDougall and Brigadier General John Glover. The receiver’s copy in The Huntington Library is unaddressed.

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    George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 20 June 1777
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    Washington, George
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    20 June 1777

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    “George Washington to Brigadier General Alexander McDougall, 20 June 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0192. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 272.]

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