George Washington to Brigadier General Preudhomme de Borre, 19 August 1777

George Washington to
Brigadier General Preudhomme de Borre

Camp at Cross Roads [Pennsylvania] August 19, 1777. Abides by Brigadier General de Borre’s preference of an American as brigade major and recommends Captain Matthew McConnell of Colonel Moses Hazen’s regiment.

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

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Title: George Washington to Brigadier General Preudhomme de Borre, 19 August 1777
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Preudhomme de Borre, Philippe-Hubert, chevalier de
Date: 19 August 1777

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Cite as: “George Washington to Brigadier General Preudhomme de Borre, 19 August 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0260. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 317.]

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