Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, 1 June 1780

George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull

Morristown [New Jersey] June 1, 1780. Sends news of the surrender of Charleston, South Carolina, and report of British fleet being sighted off Sandy Hook. Fears attack on West Point which at this time is badly in need of supplies. Asks Trumbull to arrange transportation of meat from Connecticut. Requests preparation of “Fascines and Gabions” on Connecticut River.

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    George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, 1 June 1780
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    Washington, George
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    Trumbull, Jonathan
    Date
    1 June 1780

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    “George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, 1 June 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0695. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, pp. 333–334.]

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