George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 1 August 1777

George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam

Chester [Pennsylvania] August 1, 1777. Warns of probable attack on Highlands. Discusses orders given to Major General John Sullivan and Governor George Clinton to aid Putnam. Instructs Putnam to ask aid of Governor Jonathan Trumbull.

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

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Title: George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 1 August 1777
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Putnam, Israel
Date: 1 August 1777

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Cite as: “George Washington to Major General Israel Putnam, 1 August 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0240. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 302.]

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