Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Sir William Howe, 22 March 1778

George Washington to Sir William Howe

[Valley Forge] March 22, 1778. Demands exchange of Lieutenant Colonel Ethan Allen for Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell and release of Captains Isaiah Robinson and Nathaniel Galt. Informs Howe that Elias Boudinot, Colonel William Grayson, and Lieutenant Colonels Alexander Hamilton and Robert Hanson Harrison have been appointed as commissioners for negotiating an exchange of prisoners.

Df, in writings of Robert Hanson Harrison and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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    George Washington to Sir William Howe, 22 March 1778
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    Washington, George
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    Howe, William
    Date
    22 March 1778

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    “George Washington to Sir William Howe, 22 March 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0402. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, pp. 443–444.]

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