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George Washington to Major Henry Lee, 10 August 1779

George Washington to Major Henry Lee

West Point, August 10, 1779. Discusses possible attack on Powles Hook.1

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

1. Powles Hook (Paulus Hook) is now Jersey City, New Jersey.

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    George Washington to Major Henry Lee, 10 August 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Lee, Henry
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    10 August 1779

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    “George Washington to Major Henry Lee, 10 August 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0388. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 128.]

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