Alexander Hamilton Papers

Cloth for Uniforms, 28 October 1778

Cloth for Uniforms

Headquarters near Fredericksburg [New York] October 28, 1778. Certificate of color of cloth drawn for uniforms for the various regiments by Hamilton and seven other aides to Washington. Lottery held to prevent soldiers of various regiments from complaining about color or quality of uniforms.

DS, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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    Cloth for Uniforms, 28 October 1778
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    28 October 1778

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    “Cloth for Uniforms, 28 October 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0626. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 571.]