Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Brigadier General Gurdon Saltonstall, 28 April 1777

George Washington to
Brigadier General Gurdon Saltonstall1

Morristown [New Jersey] April 28, 1777. Refuses to comply with Saltonstall’s request for back pay.

Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. H signed this letter with his initials which he later crossed out.

1. Saltonstall, a brigadier general in the Connecticut Militia, became ill soon after arriving in camp. He returned home and never rejoined the brigade.

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    George Washington to Brigadier General Gurdon Saltonstall, 28 April 1777
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Saltonstall, Gurdon
    Date
    28 April 1777

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    “George Washington to Brigadier General Gurdon Saltonstall, 28 April 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0148. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 242.]