George Washington to Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons, 13 December 1779

George Washington to
Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons

[Morristown, New Jersey] December 13, 1779. Sends instruction for Parsons and his men to cover the area from Newark to Perth Amboy. Warns of surprise attacks.

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

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Title: George Washington to Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons, 13 December 1779
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Parsons, Samuel H.
Date: 13 December 1779

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Cite as: “George Washington to Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons, 13 December 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0537. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 228.]

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