Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Captain Thomas Hunt, 5 October 1779

George Washington to Captain Thomas Hunt1

[West Point] October 5, 1779. Asks Hunt to serve as a pilot for D’Estaing. Requests him to hire others in the same capacity.

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

1. Hunt was a pilot of Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, New York.

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    George Washington to Captain Thomas Hunt, 5 October 1779
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Hunt, Thomas
    Date
    5 October 1779

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    “George Washington to Captain Thomas Hunt, 5 October 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0496. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 198.]