George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 5 August 1780

George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette

[Peekskill, New York] August 5, 1780. Regrets that the Chevalier de Ternay is adverse to entering New York harbor. Entreats Lafayette to “ascertain the probability of a succour coming from France and the West Indies.”

Df, in writings of James McHenry and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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Title: George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 5 August 1780
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Lafayette, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
Date: 5 August 1780

Reference

Cite as: “George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, 5 August 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0803. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 373.]

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