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George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 3 February 1781

George Washington to Samuel Huntington

New Windsor [New York] February 3, 1781. Proposes changes in system of punishment in the Army. Asks Congress to repeal the article of war which gives commanding officers of corps the right to furlough soldiers. Encloses a form of furlough.

LS, in writing of H, Papers of the Continental Congress, National Archives.

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    George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 3 February 1781
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    Washington, George
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    Huntington, Samuel
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    3 February 1781

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    “George Washington to Samuel Huntington, 3 February 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-1056. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 548.]

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