George Washington to Major General William Phillips, 29 February 1780
George Washington to
Major General William Phillips1
[Morristown, New Jersey] February 29, 1780. Agrees that Phillips be a member of the commission for the exchange of prisoners which is to meet at Amboy. Meeting day is changed from March 6 to March 9.
Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.
1. Phillips, a general officer under General John Burgoyne, had been taken prisoner by the Americans at Saratoga and had commanded the Convention troops on their march to Virginia.