George Washington to Henry Champion, 7 February 1778

George Washington to Henry Champion1

[Valley Forge] February 7, 1778. Discusses Army’s need for meat. Instructs Champion to purchase all that is available. Has directed Major General Israel Putnam to use salt provisions available but to send on all cattle.

Df, in writing of H and Robert Hanson Harrison, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Champion was deputy commissary general of purchases.

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Source Project: Hamilton Papers
Title: George Washington to Henry Champion, 7 February 1778
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Champion, Henry
Date: 7 February 1778

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Cite as: “George Washington to Henry Champion, 7 February 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0361. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 424.]

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