Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Gouverneur Morris, 8 May 1779

George Washington to Gouverneur Morris1

Middlebrook [New Jersey] May 8, 1779. States reasons for favoring a campaign in South. Discusses distressing state of the Army.

Df, in writings of George Washington and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Morris was a delegate to Congress from New York.

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    George Washington to Gouverneur Morris, 8 May 1779
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Morris, Gouverneur
    Date
    8 May 1779

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    “George Washington to Gouverneur Morris, 8 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0119. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 43.]

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