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George Washington to George Clinton, March 3, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1777. Asks Clinton to decide location of cannon on the Hudson. Places choice of men and officers for Clinton’s forces in Clinton’s hands.
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Letters from George Washington
B. 1732 · D. 1799
George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. He is commonly known as the Father of His Country for his role in bringing about American independence.
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George Washington to William Heath, March 3, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1777. Orders Heath to relieve Major General Artemas Ward.
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George Washington to Joseph Spencer, March 3, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1777. Requests that proposed Rhode Island venture be undertaken only if success is certain. Discusses inoculation of troops.
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George Washington to Artemas Ward, March 3, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1777. Accepts Ward’s resignation. Appoints Major General William Heath to succeed Ward.
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George Washington to William Woodford, March 3, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1777. Discusses Woodford’s loss of seniority. Urges Woodford to accept promotion to brigadier general.
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George Washington to Robert Hanson Harrison, March 4, 1777
[Morristown, New Jersey, March 4, 1777] To Lieutenant Colonel Robert H Harrison. Differences in opinion having arisen, between General Howe and myself, respecting the construction of a proposition, made the…
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, March 6, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 6, 1777. Requests a return of troops. Questions validity of some returns and suspects fraud. Orders McDougall to have troops in readiness at Peekskill.
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George Washington to William Smallwood, March 8, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 8, 1777. Instructs Smallwood to order all officers and men not needed for recruiting to repair to camp.
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George Washington to John Brooks, March 11, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 11, 1777. Transmits commission for William Hull. 2
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George Washington to Thomas Mifflin, March 11, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 11, 1777. Orders preparations for approaching campaign.
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George Washington to Gold Selleck Silliman, March 11, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 11, 1777. Discusses British naval feints. Is not apprehensive of an attack on Connecticut and, therefore, refuses to send requested detachments.
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George Washington to Philip Schuyler, March 12, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 12, 1777. Discusses necessity of concentrating forces. States that Philadelphia is enemy’s object. Weighs advantages of centralizing forces at Peekskill as against Ticonderoga.
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George Washington to Connecticut and Rhode Island Colonels, March 12, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 12, 1777. Requests exact return of troops. Orders colonels to send all their men to join the Army. Instructs colonels to remain behind to…
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George Washington to New York Colonels, March 12, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 12, 1777. Requests exact return of troops. Orders recruits to Peekskill. Instructs colonels to remain behind to complete their regiments.
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George Washington to Pennsylvania Colonels, March 12, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 12, 1777. Requests exact return of troops. Orders men who have had smallpox to the Army, others to Philadelphia to be inoculated. Instructs colonels…
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, March 15, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 15, 1777. Approves of McDougall’s decision to order troops to Forts Constitution and Montgomery instead of to Peekskill, New York. Approves stationing of Colonel…
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George Washington to John Sullivan, March 15, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 15, 1777. Exhorts Sullivan not to imagine slights. Discusses separate commands. States that the only separate command is that of the Northern Department.
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George Washington to John Rutledge, March 17, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 17, 1777. Discusses proposed expedition against St. Augustine.
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George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, March 21, 1777
[ Morristown, New Jersey ] March 21, 1777. An entry in George Washington’s “Warrant Book No 2â€� reads: “To Captain Alexr Hamilton for 1 Months Pay of the N. York…
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George Washington to William, Jr Shippen, March 26, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 26, 1777. Discusses the problem of soldiers dismissed from hospitals.
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George Washington to Nathaniel Heard, April 7, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 7, 1777. Orders Heard to see that the number of officers is in proportion to the number of men. States that brigadiers must choose…
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George Washington to Joseph Reed, April 7, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 7, 1777. Orders release of “Mr. Smithâ€� who had been acting as a spy for the Americans and was mistakenly arrested by Major General…
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George Washington to John Hancock, April 12, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 12, 1777. Introduces Mauduit du Plessis 2 and recommends his appointment as a captain of artillery.
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George Washington to Robert Morris, April 12, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 12, 1777. States objections to forming an army in Pennsylvania. Names Bristol as rendezvous. Orders Pennsylvania Militia to be kept at a distance from…