George Washington to Joseph Reed and the Pennsylvania Council, 20 May 1779

George Washington to
Joseph Reed and the Pennsylvania Council

Middlebrook [New Jersey] May 20, 1779. States that if expected number of men are raised in Pennsylvania, it will not be necessary to call out militia. Is pleased that the date has finally been set for Major General Benedict Arnold’s trial.

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

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Title: George Washington to Joseph Reed and the Pennsylvania Council, 20 May 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipients: Reed, Joseph
Pennsylvania Council
Date: 20 May 1779

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Cite as: “George Washington to Joseph Reed and the Pennsylvania Council, 20 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0148. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 51.]