Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Major General Philemon Dickinson, 14 September 1777

George Washington to
Major General Philemon Dickinson1

Near Germantown [Pennsylvania] September 14, 1777. Forwards to Dickinson steps taken to counteract the enemy in New Jersey. Is confident of Dickinson’s cooperation and assistance.

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

1. Dickinson was a major general in the New Jersey Militia from June 6, 1777, to the close of the war.

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    George Washington to Major General Philemon Dickinson, 14 September 1777
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Dickinson, Philemon
    Date
    14 September 1777

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    “George Washington to Major General Philemon Dickinson, 14 September 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0278. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 325.]

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