Alexander Hamilton Papers

Council of War, 16 October 1778

Council of War

Fredericksburg [New York] October 16, 1778. Describes state of American forces and of those of enemy. Asks opinion of officers on disposition of troops in winter quarters and advisability of sending a detachment to Boston.

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    Council of War, 16 October 1778
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    Hamilton, Alexander
    Council of War
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    “Council of War, 16 October 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0607. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 564.]