George Washington to Colonel Elisha Sheldon, 2 September 1780

George Washington to Colonel Elisha Sheldon

Bergen County [New Jersey] September 2, 1780. Has ordered two Connecticut regiments to join Sheldon at North Castle. Instructs Sheldon to move to West Point if British should march.

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

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Title: George Washington to Colonel Elisha Sheldon, 2 September 1780
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Sheldon, Elisha
Date: 2 September 1780

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Cite as: “George Washington to Colonel Elisha Sheldon, 2 September 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0836. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 400.]

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