Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to John Cleves Symmes, 22 February 1780

George Washington to John Cleves Symmes1

Morristown [New Jersey] February 22, 1780. Explains why a state should not interfere in enlistment complaints.

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

1. Symmes was a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

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    George Washington to John Cleves Symmes, 22 February 1780
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Symmes, John Cleves
    Date
    22 February 1780

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    “George Washington to John Cleves Symmes, 22 February 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0602. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 266.]