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George Washington to the Board of War, 25 October 1780

George Washington to the Board of War

[Totowa, New Jersey] October 25, 1780. Distrusts information that was given to board by a supposed British deserter who may well be a spy.

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

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    George Washington to the Board of War, 25 October 1780
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    Washington, George
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    Board of War
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    25 October 1780

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    “George Washington to the Board of War, 25 October 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0938. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 490.]

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