Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel David Mason, 25 July 1779

George Washington to
Lieutenant Colonel David Mason1

West Point, July 25, 1779. Discusses the rations of Springfield artificers. Authorizes courts-martial to tighten discipline.

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

1. Mason was deputy commissary general of military stores at Springfield, Massachusetts.

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    George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel David Mason, 25 July 1779
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Mason, David
    Date
    25 July 1779

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    “George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel David Mason, 25 July 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0347. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 113.]