George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 28 May 1779

George Washington to
Brigadier General James Clinton

Middlebrook [New Jersey] May 28, 1779. Recommends that Clinton encourage the Onondagas to capture either Colonel Walter Butler or Joseph Brant. Hopes that Clinton is ready to cooperate with Major General John Sullivan.

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

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Title: George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 28 May 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Clinton, James
Date: 28 May 1779

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Cite as: “George Washington to Brigadier General James Clinton, 28 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0172. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, pp. 59–60.]

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