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George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, December 19, 1778
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] December 19, 1778 . Regrets that plans for winter quarters cannot be altered.
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George Washington to Philip Schuyler, December 18, 1778
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] December 18, 1778 . Congratulates Schuyler on acquittal. States that a winter campaign is now impossible. Agrees that reduction of Niagara is important and has…
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, December 16, 1778
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey ] December 16, 1778 . Asks for McDougall’s opinion on kind and number of ships necessary to destroy enemy’s naval force on Lake Ontario.
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George Washington to Baron De Kalb, December 4, 1778
Elizabethtown [ New Jersey ] December 4, 1778 . Reports advance of British vessels up North River. Gives instructions for countering British move.
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George Washington to William Malcom, November 30, 1778
Fishkill [ New York ] November 30, 1778 . Will not be able to stop at West Point as intended. States that Brigadier General Alexander McDougall is to assume command…
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George Washington to Robert Hanson Harrison, November 30, 1778
[Fishkill, New York, November 30, 1778] By His Excellency George Washington Esquire, General & Commander in chief of the Forces of the United States of America. To Lieut Colonel Rob…
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George Washington to Benjamin Tallmadge, November 29, 1778
Fishkill [ New York ] November 29, 1778 . Discusses arrangements for obtaining information from Samuel Culper. 2
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George Washington to Henry Laurens, November 27, 1778
Fredericksburg [ New York ] November 27, 1778 . Acknowledges receipt of copies of treaties with France. States that commissioners have been appointed for exchange of prisoners. Discusses plans for…
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George Washington to Casimir, Count Pulaski, November 26, 1778
[ Fredericksburg , New York ] November 26, 1778 . Repeats instructions concerning troops, cavalry, and forage.
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George Washington to Edward Hand, November 26, 1778
Fredericksburg [ New York ] November 26, 1778 . Gives directions for distribution of troops on Hand’s arrival at Minisink.