George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Major General Alexander McDougall, 21 June 1779

From Major General Alexander McDougall

West Point 21st June 1779 10 A.M.

Sir,

The inclosed Letters will inform you of what is passing with The Enemy.1 A movement will soon take place. Nixon and Parsons Brigades are on the Positions you were pleased to assign them.2 I have the Honor to be Your Excellency Hble Servant.

ADf, NHi: McDougall Papers.

1. These enclosures have not been identified.

2. See GW to McDougall, 19 June.

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    To George Washington from Major General Alexander McDougall, 21 June 1779
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    McDougall, Alexander
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    Washington, George
    Date
    21 June 1779

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    “To George Washington from Major General Alexander McDougall, 21 June 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-21-02-0177. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 21, 1 June–31 July 1779, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, p. 210.]

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