Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Colonel Frederick Frelinghuysen, 21 January 1781

George Washington to
Colonel Frederick Frelinghuysen1

New Windsor [New York] January 21, 1781. Is sending troops from West Point to quell the mutiny in New Jersey. Entreats Frelinghuysen to help in restoring order.

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

1. Frelinghuysen was a colonel in the New Jersey Militia.

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    George Washington to Colonel Frederick Frelinghuysen, 21 January 1781
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Frelinghysen, Frederick
    Date
    21 January 1781

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    “George Washington to Colonel Frederick Frelinghuysen, 21 January 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-1029. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 540.]