Alexander Hamilton Papers

From Alexander Hamilton to Captain Francis Grice, [30 May 1777]

To Captain Francis Grice

[Middlebrook, New Jersey, May 30, 1777. By Washington’s orders Hamilton wrote to Grice, assistant deputy quartermaster general, ordering the removal of all boats in the Delaware from Trenton up to Coryells.1 Letter not found.]

GW description begins John C. Fitzpatrick, ed., The Writings of George Washington (Washington, 1931–1944). description ends , VIII, 144, note 29.

1. Coryell’s Ferry, located on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River and approximately 25 miles above Trenton.

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    From Alexander Hamilton to Captain Francis Grice, [30 May 1777]
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    Grice, Francis
    Date
    30 May 1777

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    “From Alexander Hamilton to Captain Francis Grice, [30 May 1777],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0169. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 258.]

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