From Alexander Hamilton to Commodore John Hazelwood, 5 February 1778

To Commodore John Hazelwood1

Head Quarters Valley forge
February 5th 1778

Sir,

It is his Excellency’s desire, that you have all the public boats below the falls,2 removed as expeditiously as possible to Coryells ferry, or higher, as you may think necessary for their safety. Their present situation exposes them to being destroyed or taken without much difficulty, and we should feel the loss of them.

I am Sir Your most Obd Serv

Alex Hamilton ADC

ALS, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Hazelwood was a commodore in the Pennsylvania navy. At this time he was in charge of all American military vessels on the Delaware.

2. H is referring to the falls in the Delaware at Trenton.

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Title: From Alexander Hamilton to Commodore John Hazelwood, 5 February 1778
Author: Hamilton, Alexander
Recipient: Hazelwood, John
Date: 5 February 1778

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Cite as: “From Alexander Hamilton to Commodore John Hazelwood, 5 February 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0360. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, pp. 423–424.]