Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Elias Boudinot, 23 May 1778

George Washington to Elias Boudinot

[Valley Forge] May 23, 1778. Is pleased with the improved treatment of prisoners by British. Requests Boudinot to come to Camp immediately as there is to be a general exchange of prisoners. States that Colonel Francis Johnston has been nominated to succeed Boudinot as commissary of prisoners.

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

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    George Washington to Elias Boudinot, 23 May 1778
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Boudinot, Elias
    Date
    23 May 1778

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    “George Washington to Elias Boudinot, 23 May 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0463. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 490.]