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George Washington to the Officers to Collect Provisions, 8 January 1780

George Washington to the
Officers to Collect Provisions

Morristown [New Jersey] January 8, 1780. Orders collection of two hundred head of cattle and eight hundred bushels of grain in Bergen County, New Jersey. States how owners are to be paid. If there is a refusal to cooperate, officers are to impress needed goods. Urges officers to respect individual rights.

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

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    George Washington to the Officers to Collect Provisions, 8 January 1780
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    Washington, George
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    Offices to Collect Provisions
    Date
    8 January 1780

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    “George Washington to the Officers to Collect Provisions, 8 January 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0569. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, pp. 255–256.]