George Washington to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 3 August 1779

George Washington to Colonel Goose Van Schaick

West Point, August 3, 1779. Acknowledges receipt of the news of capture of Lieutenant William Scudder. Questions validity of intelligence received from Canada.

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

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Title: George Washington to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 3 August 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Van Schaick, Goose
Date: 3 August 1779

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Cite as: “George Washington to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 3 August 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0378. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 123.]

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