Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Jean Baptiste de Ternant, 2 September 1778

George Washington to Jean Baptiste de Ternant1

[White Plains, New York] September 2, 1778. Discusses Ternant’s rank.

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

1. Ternant was a subinspector. On September 25, 1778, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel and inspector in the Continental Army.

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    George Washington to Jean Baptiste de Ternant, 2 September 1778
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Ternant, Jean-Baptiste, chevalier de
    Date
    2 September 1778

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    “George Washington to Jean Baptiste de Ternant, 2 September 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0548. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 543.]