Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Ezekiel Cheever, 17 May 1778

George Washington to Ezekiel Cheever1

Valley Forge, May 17, 1778. Instructs Cheever to rush forward arms that are en route from Springfield, Massachusetts, to Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

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

1. Cheever was commissary of military stores at Springfield, Massachusetts.

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    George Washington to Ezekiel Cheever, 17 May 1778
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Cheever, Ezekiel
    Date
    17 May 1778

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    “George Washington to Ezekiel Cheever, 17 May 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0458. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 489.]