Letter

George Washington to Alexander McDougall, December 16, 1778

Author
George Washington
Recipient
Alexander McDougall
Date
December 16, 1778
Type
Letter

[ 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.

Topics
American RevolutionFederalismFinanceFounding Era
Sources
Founders Online u2014 Papers of Alexander Hamilton View original source ↗
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