Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Philip Schuyler and Volkert P. Douw, 28 May 1779

George Washington to
Philip Schuyler and Volkert P. Douw1

Middlebrook [New Jersey] May 28, 1779. Favors peace with Onondagas in order to weaken the hostile confederacy. Sets policy for exchange of Indian prisoners.

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

1. Schuyler and Douw were commissioners of Indian affairs of the Northern Department. Schuyler had resigned his commission in the Army on April 19, 1779.

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    George Washington to Philip Schuyler and Volkert P. Douw, 28 May 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Schuyler, Philip
    Douw, Volkert P.
    Date
    28 May 1779

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    “George Washington to Philip Schuyler and Volkert P. Douw, 28 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0175. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 60.]