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Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, to George Washington, 14 January 1780

Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling,
to George Washington

Cranes Mills [New Jersey] January 14, 1780. States that attack on Staten Island will be made at daybreak on following day. Requests Washington to send axes, ammunition, and an eighteen pounder.

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

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    Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, to George Washington, 14 January 1780
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    Washington, George
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    14 January 1780

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    “Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, to George Washington, 14 January 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0574. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 257.]

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