George Washington to Sir Henry Clinton, 14 March 1779

George Washington to Sir Henry Clinton

Middlebrook [New Jersey] March 14, 1779. Proposes a general cartel for exchange of prisoners. Will send commissioners to meet British commissioners “at such time and place as shall be judged convenient.”

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

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Source Project: Hamilton Papers
Title: George Washington to Sir Henry Clinton, 14 March 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Clinton, Henry
Date: 14 March 1779

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Cite as: “George Washington to Sir Henry Clinton, 14 March 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0053. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 20.]

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