George Washington to Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 23 June 1779

George Washington to Colonel Daniel Brodhead1

New Windsor [New York] June 23, 1779. Discusses pay of irregularly raised troops. Approves of encouraging rivalry among Indians. Sends news of British activities.

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

1. Brodhead was a colonel of the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment.

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Title: George Washington to Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 23 June 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Brodhead, Daniel
Date: 23 June 1779

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Cite as: “George Washington to Colonel Daniel Brodhead, 23 June 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0245. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 79.]

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