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Circular to the States by George Washington, 26 August 1779

Circular to the States by George Washington

[West Point] August 26, 1779. Asks governors to cooperate in returning prisoners who have broken their paroles.

LS, in writing of H, George Washington Photostats, Library of Congress.

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    Circular to the States by George Washington, 26 August 1779
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    “Circular to the States by George Washington, 26 August 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0414. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 144.]