Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 12 March 1777

George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler1

Morristown [New Jersey] March 12, 1777. Discusses necessity of concentrating forces. States that Philadelphia is enemy’s object. Weighs advantages of centralizing forces at Peekskill as against Ticonderoga.

Df, in writings of John Walker, George Washington, and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Schuyler was at this time in Albany in command of the Northern Department.

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    George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 12 March 1777
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    Washington, George
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    Schuyler, Philip
    Date
    12 March 1777

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    “George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 12 March 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0099. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 203.]

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