Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to the Officer Commanding at West Point and Its Dependencies, 27 September 1780

George Washington to the
Officer Commanding at West Point and Its Dependencies

Robinsons [New York] September 27, 1780. Sends instructions for placing the “several posts … in a state of defence at the shortest notice.”

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

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    George Washington to the Officer Commanding at West Point and Its Dependencies, 27 September 1780
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Officer Commanding at West Point and Its Dependencies
    Date
    27 September 1780

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    “George Washington to the Officer Commanding at West Point and Its Dependencies, 27 September 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0875. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 444.]