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To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Butler, 13 August 1778

From Lieutenant Colonel William Butler

Letter not found: from Lt. Col. William Butler, 13 Aug. 1778. On 24 Aug., GW wrote Butler: “I recd yours of the 13th instant dated at Schohary.” Butler wrote New York governor George Clinton on 13 Aug.: “I have wrote to his Excellency Genl. Washington informing him of my situation &c. of the same date” (Hastings, Clinton Papers, 3:632).

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    To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Butler, 13 August 1778
    Author
    Butler, William
    Recipient
    Washington, George
    Date
    13 August 1778

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    “To George Washington from Lieutenant Colonel William Butler, 13 August 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-16-02-0321. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 16, 1 July–14 September 1778, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006, p. 300.]

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