Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 24 August 1779

George Washington to Major General Robert Howe

West Point, August 24, 1779. Discusses command of militia at Horseneck.1 Sends advice concerning Howe’s proposed raid.

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

1. Horseneck was in Connecticut near Kings Bridge, New York.

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    George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 24 August 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Howe, Robert
    Date
    24 August 1779

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    “George Washington to Major General Robert Howe, 24 August 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0409. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 139.]

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